Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve. Carol Shields Republic of Love

Did Read/Will Read July/August 2012

It was impulsive: about a week from the end of June, I decided that I was tired of seeing the same old books on my stack, and something had to be done.

Oh, poor things. It wasn’t their fault. “It’s not you, it’s me.” I said.

But I realized, even as I said it, that [...]