Finishing (one day at a time)
I just read the final chapter of War and Peace this morning. Tolstoy's epic is long (my translation is 1455 pages) but it is divided …Read More
Category Archives: Book Reviews & Reading
2500 books
Over on Twitter recently, I read a post from a man who mentioned that he was abandoning more books than he finished these days. He …Read More
Making spirits bright: A children’s Christmas book round-up
Long time readers know that my kindergartner has had an unhappy relationship with bedtime since babyhood. I am happy to say that things have improved …Read More
Books (from the past few months)
Long-time readers might remember that I posted a summary of books read each month from 2017 to sometime this spring. Then I just...stopped. Partly it's …Read More
Friday miscellany: A different sort of spring break
In another universe, we would have been flying home from the Virgin Islands today. We canceled the trip a few weeks ago, but it turns …Read More
Books read in February 2020
I spent a great deal of time nursing a baby during February. Theoretically, this gives me time to read books on my Kindle app, and …Read More
Books read in January 2020
Thanks to the constant nursing, I did a reasonable amount of reading this month. I even went to the library and picked up a lot …Read More
Friday miscellany: What the kids are reading
In past years, I’ve done a "literary Advent calendar" in December (see this year for an actual day-by-day calendar). I wrapped up a selection of …Read More
Friday miscellany, plus books read in November 2019
I celebrated my 41st birthday by taking what should be my last plane flight for several months. It was a quick trip in and out …Read More
Books read in October 2019, plus a weekend report
We managed to fit a lot into what I think was a logistically well-planned weekend. My husband and I went out for Mexican food on …Read More
