The Writing Life: Flannery O’Connor (4 of 4)

2020-07-31T11:49:38-04:00

Have you been on the edge of your seat? The fourth and last of my planned posts on Flannery O’Connor has been delayed (the first, second, and third were published weeks ago) while library transfers were pending. Meanwhile, a new documentary has also been released, although currently only available

The Writing Life: Flannery O’Connor (4 of 4)2020-07-31T11:49:38-04:00

Rereading and Our Past Reading Selves (Also, Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca)

2020-07-29T09:20:39-04:00

A lot of readers discover Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca as teenagers, but I was fully grown and reading books inspired by browsing the local feminist bookshop, writers like Audre Lorde and Marilyn Frye, bell hooks and Gloria Alzandúa. In my stacks that year, 87% of the books were

Rereading and Our Past Reading Selves (Also, Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca)2020-07-29T09:20:39-04:00

Something for Every Summer Reading Mood (including the new Katrina Onstad)

2020-07-09T13:59:58-04:00

I’m even more likely to pick up dark and disturbing stories when the sun is beating down. This stems to my “discovery” of Stephen King in a teenaged summer, beginning with Night Shift and Skeleton Crew. There I was: lying on my back in the grass behind the rented

Something for Every Summer Reading Mood (including the new Katrina Onstad)2020-07-09T13:59:58-04:00

Two Summer Debuts: Swimming and Malt Shops

2020-07-21T15:44:18-04:00

When variations on the 30-something-°-day populate the ten-day forecast, summer reading is ON. (That’s 80s and 90s, for those of us who still get hotter in °F.) Books like Daven McQueen’s The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones and Taylor Hale’s The Summer I Drowned rise to the top of

Two Summer Debuts: Swimming and Malt Shops2020-07-21T15:44:18-04:00

Quarterly Stories: Summer 2020

2020-07-10T15:38:39-04:00

Adichie, Colford, Ez-Eldin, Gallant, and Hurst Short Stories in April, May, June Whether in a dedicated collection or a magazine, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to two favourite writers and also explored three new-to-me story writers.

Quarterly Stories: Summer 20202020-07-10T15:38:39-04:00
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