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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.

So Much Nonfiction in 2022?
2022’s been shaping up to be my year of nonfiction. Normally I’d read maybe TWO nonfiction books a year, tops. But here I am clocking in at 5 so far. Wowee! In case you’re a fan of nonfiction, here’s what I’ve read:

What Happened to Amazon’s Bookstore?
I just finished Bewilderment by Richard Powers. (Really great!)
I have way too many books out from the library at the moment, including A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris, The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, and Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun (that’s funny). Plus 3 others. Like a kid in a candy shop…

Just a Pic of a Little Free Library
I just finished Bewilderment by Richard Powers. (Really great!)
I have way too many books out from the library at the moment, including A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris, The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, and Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun (that’s funny). Plus 3 others. Like a kid in a candy shop…
