I recently finished reading Larry McMurtry’s Western, Lonesome Dove. And believe it or not: I’d never actually read a Western before! Furthermore, I’m a slow enough reader that I generally shy away from books that are around a thousand pages, like this … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Emma Donoghue’s novel, The Wonder. It’s a work of historical fiction, set in 19th Century Ireland. The author says the book was ”inspired by almost fifty cases of so-called Fasting Girls — hailed for surviving without food for … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Wendell Berry’s novel, The Memory of Old Jack. It’s another installment in his series of fictional stories of fictional people of a fictional town called Port William, Kentucky. But I rarely encounter characters and places as real as … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Jay Cole’s book, Things We Couldn’t Say. It’s a young adult novel, following up on the Cole’s debut novel, Tyler Johnson Was Here. And I should probably admit that I bought a copy of the book because I … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Vinod Busjeet’s novel, Silent Winds, Dry Seas. I found it while scrolling through the electronic library on my iPad and decided to borrow it because it fit a few key criteria. For one thing, it was available for … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Ron Carlson’s collection of short stories, A Kind of Flying. It was originally recommended to me, some years ago, by my brother, Jay (though he does not remember this). I remember really enjoying it the first time around. … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2021, I’m moving on to a list of my favorite reading material. I’ve had the privilege to read sixteen books (and counting) over the course of … Continue reading
For twenty-five years, now, I’ve developed and maintained a tradition of writing a new story for Christmas. So this year, with the 25th edition of this tradition celebrated on the 25th day of December, I gave each member of my … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Penelope Wilcock’s book, The Hour Before Dawn. It’s the fifth book in The Hawk and the Dove series, marking the exact midpoint in the nine-part series. I’ve been steadily reading through these books over the course of 2021, since they … Continue reading
I recently finished reading David Williams’ novel, When the English Fall. It was recommended to me by my daughter, Olivia. The primary reason for her recommendation was because she simply found it to be an interesting read. And she thought I might, … Continue reading