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Elegy for Iris: A Review
“We can only learn to love by loving.” —Iris Murdoch I’ve just read John Bayley’s Elegy for Iris, his moving memoir of his wife, renowned British novelist Iris Murdoch—26 novels in addition to nonfiction—who succumbed to Alzheimer’s in 1999 at … Continue reading
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On finding a new booklist quarry
I confess I’m addicted to booklists. No sooner do I finish one book, but I’m into another. What surprises me is that I can’t remember anyone in my family serving as a role model when I was a child, either … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Hicklin, authors Brain Pickings, booklists, books, new york times style magazine, onegrandbooks.com, writers, writing
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My Best Reads for 2015
My thirst for good reads continued in 2015, and among them, two stand out for special praise in providing me with pleasure, insight, and continuing reflection. (I’ve reviewed both more fully elsewhere in Brimmings.) Fiction: John Williams. Stoner (New York … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, best biographies. biography, books, memoirs, Oliver Sacks, On the Move, Stoner, writers
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Same Sun Here
Dear River, I cannot tell from your name if you are a boy or girl so I will write to you like you are a human being. The above comes from a book I’ve been reading for middle grade children, … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, Kentucky, mountain top removal, Neela Vaswani, Silas House, Tlhe Same Slun Here, writers
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A Poet Reminisces: Essays After Eighty
I have always liked poetry and poets, in particular, because of their sensitivity to human experience. One poet I like a lot is Donald Hall, a giant among contemporary American poets, although he’s given up the craft, or as he … Continue reading
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Tagged best books, books, Donald Hall, essays, New Hampshire, old age, Poetry, poets, reminiscence, writers, writing, Writing Well
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