• January-March 2025

    This time of year, as sunny days, bright mornings and golden evenings emerge painstakingly from the gloom of winter, is long and slow. So, too, were my literary companions these past three months. Long novels… Read more

  • What I read in 2024

    Bold = Top recommendation Italics = Disappointing Novels Poetry & Nonfiction Read more

  • October-December 2024

    In these last three months of the year, my reading habits did not become any more coherent. But as Emerson writes in a collection of essays I have yet to finish: “The other terror that… Read more

  • July-September 2024

    It’s been a chaotic few months! My employer closed unexpectedly. I moved to a new state (New Hampshire), started a new job, and … drumroll, please … adopted a dog. I think my reading from… Read more

  • April-June 2024

    My reading this spring was eclectic, to put it mildly. I read a couple of contemporary novels that are very much in the vein I usually read, two stellar oldies, a poetry collection that left… Read more

  • January-March 2024

    I’ve been devoting most of my free time to writing since New Year’s, so reading has fallen by the wayside, but I did fit in a few novels and one excellent poetry collection. The Joy… Read more

  • What I read in 2023

    What I read in 2023 For me, 2023 was about getting back into the groove of reading recreationally. I graduated from university in April, and after spending four years reading for a grade, it was… Read more