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Since 2012, I’ve been writing about books. And the act of reading. And the importance of story and narrative. But, mostly, the underlying theme of all I write is how taking a moment to stop and digest some longform text — instead of scrolling, instead of watching a video, instead of multitasking — can be one of the most grounding things we can do for ourselves. Here’s the one-stop online home for all this writing.
You can read more about me and my work by moseying over here. Want to peruse periodic “essay drops” — excerpts from my work-in-progress essay collection about Homesickness? Here ya go.
Birthday Book Recs 22/50 : The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Birthday Book Recs: 22/50
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Birthday Book Recs 20-21/50 : Love, Work, Children and Morningside Heights by Cheryl Mendelson
Birthday Book Recs: 20-21/50
Work, Life, Children and Morningside Heights by Cheryl Mendelson
Birthday Book Recs 18/50 : The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Birthday Book Recs: 18/50
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Birthday Book Recs 19/50 : House Lessons: Renovating a Life by Erica Bauermeister
Birthday Book Recs: 19/50
House Lessons: Renovating a Life by Erica Bauermeister
A New Office
December 22 seems like a terrible, set-yourself-up-for-disappointment kind of day to try to pound out something worthwhile, but cheers to a space that is truly m*i*n*e* (and finally somewhat organized).
Birthday Book Recs 17/50 : Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Birthday Book Recs: 17/50
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Birthday Book Recs 16/50 : The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White (aka “Strunk and White’s Elements of Style”) {this edition illustrated by the fabulous Maira Kalman}
Birthday Book Recs: 16/50
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White (aka “Strunk and White’s Elements of Style”) {this edition illustrated by the fabulous Maira Kalman}
Birthday Book Recs 15/50 : Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
Birthday Book Recs: 15/50
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
Birthday Book Recs 12-14/50 : The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Birthday Book Recs: 12-14/50
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Birthday Book Recs 11/50 : Room by Emma Donoghue
Birthday Book Recs: 11/50
Room by Emma Donoghue
Birthday Book Recs 10/50 : Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
Birthday Book Recs: 10/50
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
Birthday Book Recs 9/50 : Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat
Birthday Book Recs: 9/50
Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat
Birthday Book Recs 8/50 : The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
Birthday Book Recs: 8/50
The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
Birthday Book Recs 7/50 : Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Birthday Book Recs: 7/50
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Birthday Book Recs 6/50 : Brookland by Emily Barton
Birthday Book Recs: 6/50
Brookland by Emily Barton
Birthday Book Recs 5/50 : Stoner by John Williams
Birthday Book Recs: 4/50
Stoner by John Williams
Birthday Book Recs 4/50 : The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
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Birthday Book Recs 3/50 : All Souls: A Family Story From Southie by Michael Patrick MacDonald
Birthday Book Recs: 3/50
All Souls: A Family Story From Southie by Michael Patrick MacDonald
Birthday Book Recs 2/50 : Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Birthday Book Recs: 2/50
Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Birthday Book Recs 1/50 : Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Birthday Book Recs: 1/50
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott