READ ALL ABOUT IT
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.
Read Like the Wind
I’m really enjoying the new-ish “micro column” ‘Read Like the Wind,’ penned by Molly Young and appearing each week in the NYT Sunday Magazine. In it, Young “recommends old and new books.” Which is very to-the-point, as is the format: Quick summations and breezy — not to mention interesting — “read if you like” comparisons. None of this generic “If you like hot-book-of-the-month, you’ll like…” No, it’s more like, Read if you like… “cryptic crossword puzzles” … “suffering from an inability to link cause and effect” … “eavesdropping” … or “the film My Dinner With Andre.”
