Category: 2013 Reading

October 2, 2013

2013 Reading: Swoop by Hailey Leithauser

Swoop: Poems by Hailey Leithauser Good poetry is usually edifying, but it isn’t always fun. I get the sense that this poet had a blast…
October 2, 2013

2013 Reading: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown The fear of failure can…
September 23, 2013

2013 Reading: The Civilized World by Susi Wyss

The Civilized World: A Novel in Stories by Susi Wyss Even if the author were not a friend of mine, I would be writing about…
September 22, 2013

2013 Reading: Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson This book was the September selection for my Reading Liberally Book Club. And…
September 17, 2013

2013 Reading: Secure the Shadow by Claudia Emerson

Secure the Shadow: Poems by Claudia Emerson. I would have read this collection even if it weren’t a finalist for the Library of Virginia Award…
September 16, 2013

2013 Reading: Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau

Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows, and The Black General Gabriel by Gigi Amateau In this book for younger readers (12 and up),…
September 13, 2013

2013 Reading: Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers

Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers This is a wonderful collection of stories (linked thematically and with some character connections) by a good…
September 13, 2013

2013 Reading: The First Man by Albert Camus

The First Man by Albert Camus Unquestionably, Camus was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 20th Century. The Stranger is one of…
September 6, 2013

2013 Reading: Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon

Snow Hunters: A Novel by Paul Yoon It’s not that I didn’t like this book. I did. It’s a short, quiet narrative that I was…
September 2, 2013

2013 Reading: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

Red Moon: A Novel by Benjamin Percy Great cover. But that’s pretty much where my fondness for this book ends. And that’s not really the…