Julene Tripp Weaver's Blog: Julene Tripp Weaver
May 18, 2024
Residency Reading!! Two Reviews for "Slow Now with Clear Skies"
The second quarter of the year started with a two-week writing residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods, at their lovely cabin named Holly House. A haven for writers over many years they had a rich library filled with books from prior authors who stayed there. I used this opportunity to read, as well as to write, and to indulge in long walks in the woods.
A list of books I read while there, all of them have notes on Goodreads:
Taking Leave, Mary Anne Talley
ale(the), Kripi Malviya
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine (novel)
The Lure of Impermanence, Carey Taylor
Dummy Fire, Sarah Vap
Buyer’s Remorse (chapbook), Laura LeHew
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls
Small Knots, Kelli Russell Agodon
Buyer’s Remorse, Laura LeHew
Field Notes: To Maya Lin’s Confluence Project Landscapes, Ann Batchelor Hursey
There There, Tommy Orange
I already owned and brought two of these books with me, and the last one, There There was a book on tape for the car trip from the library. It was a great trip to indulge without external distractions. And so beautiful, with great Mexican and Guatamalan food locally.
When I returned I found my very first ever Goodreads book waiting for me in my stack of mail, Melanie Brooks memoir, a hard silence: One daughter remaps family, grief and faith, which was very next on my to read list.
Overall it's been a great reading quarter with 12 books completed. I don't know if I will keep up that pace on my return to a busy writing life, especially with a new poetry book out, but I'm thrilled the year is starting out so well.
Meanwhile I had two book reviews for Slow Now with Clear Skies! Prolific author Jack Remick wrote an amazing review that is up at Raven Chronicles Press website. And Bethany Reid, winner of the Sally Albiso Prize at MoonPath Press, wrote a review on her blog: A Habit of Writing. Check them out on my website's book page! www.julenetrippweaver.com
A list of books I read while there, all of them have notes on Goodreads:
Taking Leave, Mary Anne Talley
ale(the), Kripi Malviya
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine (novel)
The Lure of Impermanence, Carey Taylor
Dummy Fire, Sarah Vap
Buyer’s Remorse (chapbook), Laura LeHew
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls
Small Knots, Kelli Russell Agodon
Buyer’s Remorse, Laura LeHew
Field Notes: To Maya Lin’s Confluence Project Landscapes, Ann Batchelor Hursey
There There, Tommy Orange
I already owned and brought two of these books with me, and the last one, There There was a book on tape for the car trip from the library. It was a great trip to indulge without external distractions. And so beautiful, with great Mexican and Guatamalan food locally.
When I returned I found my very first ever Goodreads book waiting for me in my stack of mail, Melanie Brooks memoir, a hard silence: One daughter remaps family, grief and faith, which was very next on my to read list.
Overall it's been a great reading quarter with 12 books completed. I don't know if I will keep up that pace on my return to a busy writing life, especially with a new poetry book out, but I'm thrilled the year is starting out so well.
Meanwhile I had two book reviews for Slow Now with Clear Skies! Prolific author Jack Remick wrote an amazing review that is up at Raven Chronicles Press website. And Bethany Reid, winner of the Sally Albiso Prize at MoonPath Press, wrote a review on her blog: A Habit of Writing. Check them out on my website's book page! www.julenetrippweaver.com
March 25, 2024
Reading Check-in
It's close to the end of March, so this is a quarterly review of my reading so far in 2024. So far I've read thirteen books, a lucky number.
When Women Were Birds, Terry Tempest Williams
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement, Cleve Jones
A Minor Chorus, Billy-Ray Belcourt
The Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey, Edited by Linda Joy Myers, PhD & Brooke Warner
A History of My Brief Body, Billy-Ray Belcourt
This Wound Is a World, Billy-Ray Belcourt
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina, Raquel Cepeda
Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief, Jill Smolowe
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, Elizabeth Gilbert
The Fixed Stars, Molly Wizenberg
Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood
Delancey, Molly Wizenberg
Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing: Essays, Lauren Hough (Cable Guy)
Truth in nonfiction: Essays, Edited by David Lazar
Trying to hold down costs, many of these were from the library, although I had to buy that last one, it was so good and related to memoir writing. Books from a few years ago are often available if the library carries them. Newer books have long wait lists.
A few were from Small Book Libraries scattered around the city. Priestdaddy was one such find! It had been on my to read list a long time.
My best suggestion is to keep reading and keep your lists active. I know there are other sites that track books, if anyone wants to share their comparison experience I'd love to know how they work for you.
Meanwhile my next poetry book, Slow Now with Clear Skies, will be out by June, so I'm busy setting up readings.
Have a beautiful spring.
When Women Were Birds, Terry Tempest Williams
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement, Cleve Jones
A Minor Chorus, Billy-Ray Belcourt
The Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey, Edited by Linda Joy Myers, PhD & Brooke Warner
A History of My Brief Body, Billy-Ray Belcourt
This Wound Is a World, Billy-Ray Belcourt
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina, Raquel Cepeda
Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief, Jill Smolowe
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, Elizabeth Gilbert
The Fixed Stars, Molly Wizenberg
Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood
Delancey, Molly Wizenberg
Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing: Essays, Lauren Hough (Cable Guy)
Truth in nonfiction: Essays, Edited by David Lazar
Trying to hold down costs, many of these were from the library, although I had to buy that last one, it was so good and related to memoir writing. Books from a few years ago are often available if the library carries them. Newer books have long wait lists.
A few were from Small Book Libraries scattered around the city. Priestdaddy was one such find! It had been on my to read list a long time.
My best suggestion is to keep reading and keep your lists active. I know there are other sites that track books, if anyone wants to share their comparison experience I'd love to know how they work for you.
Meanwhile my next poetry book, Slow Now with Clear Skies, will be out by June, so I'm busy setting up readings.
Have a beautiful spring.
