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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 30/50 : The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein
Birthday Book Recs: 30/50
The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein
Birthday Book Recs 6/50 : Brookland by Emily Barton
Birthday Book Recs: 6/50
Brookland by Emily Barton
Birthday Book Recs 2/50 : Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Birthday Book Recs: 2/50
Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Desperate Characters
Scene from my couch…
The Latecomer
A quick primer if your book club is going to read The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz. (Which it totally should! This would be a great book club book.)