The Great Conversation
ln which I argue the greater your familiarity with the classics, the richer your everyday reading experience.
ln which I argue the greater your familiarity with the classics, the richer your everyday reading experience.
I Dreamed Once More of Berma
In which I rave about Proust.
In which I rave about Proust.
Books on Tape
In which I discover the joys of listening to audiobooks and believe it could become a habit.
In which I discover the joys of listening to audiobooks and believe it could become a habit.
Ten Most Important Books
In which my readers and I each discuss the ten books that have been most important to our lives.
In which my readers and I each discuss the ten books that have been most important to our lives.
Founding Brothers
In which the book Founding Brothers gives me some insight into the nature of our two-party political system.
In which the book Founding Brothers gives me some insight into the nature of our two-party political system.
Hitler’s Baby Pictures
In which the book group is reading several books on the Holocaust, and I meditate on some of what I’ve read.
In which the book group is reading several books on the Holocaust, and I meditate on some of what I’ve read.
The Literary Canon
In which I meditate at length on the nature of the literary canon.
In which I meditate at length on the nature of the literary canon.
Gryphon
In which I share a favorite story from the wonderful anthology that we’re using in my writing class.
In which I share a favorite story from the wonderful anthology that we’re using in my writing class.
Famous First Lines
In which I devise a contest for the readers of this weblog: identify the books from which I’ve drawn these opening lines.
In which I devise a contest for the readers of this weblog: identify the books from which I’ve drawn these opening lines.
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In which I continue to recover from knee surgery. In which I begin to read Proust.
In which I continue to recover from knee surgery. In which I begin to read Proust.