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Again, a relatively short list and the library is serving as my source for three of them. One good thing about the holidays, it seems to provide more time to read, especially when you see it as a way to insulate yourself from some of the holiday rush and tumult.
The Hangman’s Daughter, Oliver Pötzsch […]
Through the Publishers Weekly blog I see Hugh Prather died. While I’m quite skeptical contemptuous of most self-help, touchy feely or pop psychology books, I’ve probably read Hugh Prather’s Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person more than any other book in the last 35 or so years.
Written in a journal style, […]
Given my recent bookstore swing in Eastern Massachusetts, I actually think the lust list for this month is fairly reasonable. After all, it’s difficult to wander through so many bookstores without generating an immense amount of booklust. Making it even better, three of the four books are available from the library.
Man in the Woods, […]
As I noted last weekend, Amazon is now helping fund the Best Translated Book Awards. That, however, has led to a bit of a tempest involving a couple of my favorite organizations.
Melville House announced this week that it is going to withdraw from any future involvement with the awards. Dennis Johnson says it is […]
Although my wife and I went to western Massachusetts to visit my youngest daughter at UMass, I think my daughter has her doubts about my purpose for the trip. I’m pretty sure she’s convinced I only went there to watch a college hockey game and find bookstores. In fact, at one point, she commented that […]
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