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Verbal Pictures for the Artistically Handicapped
Friday, May 29, 2026
What I'm Reading Now -- Cutting For Stone
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Cutting for Stone was hugely popular and well reviewed when it first came out in 2009. I was in my workin'-at-the-bookstore days at th...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
What I'm Reading Now -- The Federalist Papers
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The September selection for my 2026 Reading Challenge is The Federalist Papers . It's a collection of 85 essays that were written by ...
Saturday, May 23, 2026
A Gentleman in Moscow -- Take 2
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I really liked A Gentleman in Moscow . More on that later. Where I want to start is its big similarity with All The Light We Cannot See , wh...
Saturday, May 16, 2026
What I'm Reading Now -- A Gentleman in Moscow
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Amor Towles has been on my list of books to read for a while. Somehow he's just never made it to the top. I so enjoyed the experience ...
Friday, May 15, 2026
The Paris Apartment -- Take 2
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The Paris Apartment is basically the same book as The Midnight Feast . I think, on balance, I did like The Paris Apartment a bit more. ...
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Happy Mother's Day!
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Friday, May 8, 2026
All The Light We Cannot See -- Take 2
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I have wanted to read All the Light We Cannot See for a long time. It's a bit lengthy, which I think is part of the reason I never go...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
What I'm Reading Now -- The Paris Apartment
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Somehow, I find myself reading another Lucy Foley book. This time, it's The Paris Apartment . A couple of months ago I read the forge...
Sunday, May 3, 2026
What I'm Reading Now -- All the Light We Cannot See
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It's incredibly overdue, but I'm finally getting around to All the Light We Cannot See . This was a huge award winner a few years ...
Thursday, April 9, 2026
What I'm Reading Now -- How to Win a Grand Prix
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Before I was able to put my hands on Last Child in the Woods (which I have on paper and it took me a little while to find), I h...
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