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It was a beautiful storm, self-contained as storms often are, hunched far out over the vast water like a blob of blue ink, but it stalled in the middle distance and time just slipped away.
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I am about the same age that Arthur Less is when the book begins. I feel him, though I am not a writer, or a gay man. How lovely that I chose this audio to get me through these fall days as I approach turning 49 in 3 months. Because I am listening I ...more |
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“At times I can barely contain my anger at students. How can you be an English major and not know that you don’t put a period after a question mark? Why do even graduate students not know the difference between a novel and a memoir, and why do they keep referring to full-length books as “pieces”?”
― The Friend
― The Friend
“She said that white towns had simply banded together to rid themselves of the black stronghold in their midst. That is how the European tribes operate, she said. If they can’t control it, they destroy it.”
― The Underground Railroad
― The Underground Railroad
“It’s possible to perceive what is coming and still be dumbfounded when it happens.”
― Virgil Wander
― Virgil Wander
“To my wonderful agent, Nephele Tempest,”
― We Hope for Better Things
― We Hope for Better Things
“I try not to listen to Dad because I’ve had all the empathy I can take right now. Empathy can make you feel really sad.”
― Mockingbird
― Mockingbird
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Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on. There is so m ...more
Librarians Who LibraryRead
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Do you work in a library, and have you participated in nominating titles for LibraryReads - or do you want to? Here's a great place to meet other Libr ...more
Jessica’s 2018 Year in Books
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