2014 — My Year in Reading

70. That’s how many books I read this year. Goodreads has this handy tool that allows you to set a reading goal and then…

The Problem of Knowledge by A.J. Ayer

The Problem of Knowledge by A.J. Ayer My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read a portion of this book in college and decided…

2014 Reading: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert This book was the September selection for my book club, the local chapter of Reading Liberally….

2014 Reading: Special Like the People on TV by Tommy Dean

Special Like the People on TV by Tommy Dean This is a fiction chapbook by a friend who graduated from my MFA program after…

2014 Reading: Whistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steele

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time) by Claude M. Steele I read this book because Northwestern…

2014 Reading: Tinderbox by Lisa Gornick

Tinderbox: A Novel by Lisa Gornick I had not heard of this novel until I saw that the author would be in the area visiting…

2014 Reading: The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman

The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman We are reading discussing this book this month in my book club, Reading Liberally. This is exactly…

2014 Reading: Dust to Dust by Benjamin Busch

Dust to Dust: A Memoir by Benjamin Busch You may know Benjamin Busch as an actor on The Wire and other television programs and movies….

2014 Reading: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon I listened to the unabridged audio version of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay—mostly…

2014 Reading: The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner

The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner Astor & Blue Editions The Car Thief, republished as an eBook in 2012 by Astor & Blue and now…