Art I Love
Whilst Reading: A Portrait of Sofia Kramskoya, the Painter’s Wife (Ivan Kramskoi, 1866) “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” — Oscar Wilde © Jan McClintock of We Need More Shelves
Recent Reads: Historical Mysteries
I should have published this awhile back, but I’ve been on blog hiatus for some time now. I’m making up for lost time.Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen – First in the Lady Georgiana mysteries, 1930’s London. Lots of fun with this young, royally-connected lass who’s broke but determined to make it on her own.
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Editing the Classics
Just a quick link to Abbeville Manuel of Style blog, where they have had a feature called “Editing the Classics.” The challenge is to whittle away at a famous passage while still keeping the foundation intact, of course. Very enjoyable for minimalists like me, I have to admit. Here is the Gettysburg Address entry, which
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Booking Through Thursday: Preferences
Booking Through Thursday: July 23, 2009 Which do you prefer? (Quick answers–we’ll do more detail at some later date) • Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? Actually, either. See my previous entry. • Paperbacks? Or hardcovers? Definitely paperbacks. I read a lot in bed and the hardcovers are just to large and clumsy. Plus, they
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I’m Tired of Depressing Subjects
Is it just me, or are the subjects of books more depressing than ever these days? As examples, listed below are the descriptions — from the publishers — for some of the Early Reviewer books from LibraryThing for August 2009. These books will be released either at the end of the month or soon after.
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Sail Away
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain © Jan McClintock of We Need More Shelves
Book Covers: You’re The Expert
From iheartmonster’s recent “You’re The Expert” feature: Have you ever… –judged a book by its cover? –misjudged a book by its cover? –passed over a book solely because the cover didn’t look interesting? –bought a book because of its cover? –been drawn to a book because of its cover? –seen a book whose cover has
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I write simply.
I was not a literary major, as anyone who is reading this might gather. I have not had the privilege of a traditional classical education. I am widely read and have loads of life experience, but that doesn’t make for sophisticated narrative.My training was exactly the opposite, actually. I was an interpreter, reporter and editor