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My year in books: 2022
My year in books: 2022
I thought the best way to end this year would be to do a round-up of my bookish experiences of 2022.
Rajitha
Dec 31, 2022
Emily’s House Is A Delightful Read And It’s Not Even About Her
Emily’s House Is A Delightful Read And It’s Not Even About Her
Meet Emily Dickinson’s maid, her confidante, her betrayer… and the woman who saved her legacy
Linda Caroll
Dec 30, 2022
The book I liked in 2022
The book I liked in 2022
I read lots of books in 2022 — some good and some bad, here are a few I particularly liked:
Laura Dantonio
Dec 30, 2022
Beach Reading
Beach Reading
Finding a good book to read at a beach rental is like ordering maguro sashimi at Red Lobster. One is always hopeful but not so expectant.
Bill Evans
Dec 29, 2022
Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko
Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko
Reading is a Political Act of Remembering
Mary Louisa Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
Dec 27, 2022
Our Desire For Connection Can Change Our Worldview
Our Desire For Connection Can Change Our Worldview
Reciprocity and overcoming Metrophobia
Tree Langdon
Dec 18, 2022
How do Dogs think?
How do Dogs think?
These books take a closer look
Margie Pearl
Dec 16, 2022
The Book By Alan Watts Reveals Humanity’s Fundamental Misunderstandings
The Book By Alan Watts Reveals Humanity’s Fundamental Misunderstandings
The O.G. of self-help
Logan Stone
Dec 15, 2022
The Wolf Den Will Be One of My Favorite Books This Year
The Wolf Den Will Be One of My Favorite Books This Year
This book blew me away (no spoilers)
Cameron Thomson
Dec 14, 2022
Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe
Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe
A short read of historical significance
Mary Louisa Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
Dec 14, 2022
Celebrate the Holidays with ‘Krampus: The Yule Lord’
Celebrate the Holidays with ‘Krampus: The Yule Lord’
A review of Brom’s 2012 horror/fantasy novel
J. S. Wong
Dec 13, 2022
Book Review: The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
Book Review: The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
Historical Fiction
V. Bray
Dec 10, 2022
A Happy Book about Death Cleaning
A Happy Book about Death Cleaning
A pleasant surprise to help you get organized at any age
Amanda Laughtland
Dec 8, 2022
Touch the Present, Feel the Past
Touch the Present, Feel the Past
The Time Collector — a novel of history and mystery
Mary Lou Heater
Dec 3, 2022
Book Review: Don’t Cry for Me
Book Review: Don’t Cry for Me
Black’s new novel will make you do just that
Kaitlyn Allen-Rosillo
Dec 2, 2022
The Midnight Library Closed Too Soon
The Midnight Library Closed Too Soon
Not all brilliant ideas are well-executed
Logan Stone
Nov 30, 2022
2023 Book Releases I Can’t Wait to Read
2023 Book Releases I Can’t Wait to Read
Come get excited with me about new books
Katie Churchward
Nov 30, 2022
Ellman on Yeats
Ellman on Yeats
The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.
Bill Evans
Nov 27, 2022
4 Books I Read in 2022 That I Would Reread in 2023
4 Books I Read in 2022 That I Would Reread in 2023
One of the pleasures of reading is finishing a book and quickly realizing you can’t wait to read it again.
Noël Kiersten
Nov 16, 2022
What Actually Makes Something “Anti-American?”
What Actually Makes Something “Anti-American?”
Ponder that question in Ng’s new novel, Our Missing Hearts
Kaitlyn Allen-Rosillo
Nov 13, 2022
Joyce Carole Oates’ Novel Black Water, Revisited 20 Years Later
Joyce Carole Oates’ Novel Black Water, Revisited 20 Years Later
Does reading a book two decades later change your understanding of the book . . . or the author?
Deborah Camp
Nov 12, 2022
5 of the Scariest Short Stories I’ve Ever Read
5 of the Scariest Short Stories I’ve Ever Read
You’ll get some imaginary bonus points if you read one of these at night.
Valentina Eve
Nov 12, 2022
A Book So Good It Needs An Update: How To Lie With Statistics
A Book So Good It Needs An Update: How To Lie With Statistics
The whole book is excellent! The biggest flaw is that some chapters have made themselves obsolete.
Juanita
Nov 12, 2022
Why You Should Read ‘The Bell Jar’
Why You Should Read ‘The Bell Jar’
It haunts, it resonates, it explains
Saanvi Thapar
Nov 10, 2022
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