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Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
I’ve read a number of books that present themselves as short story collections, but which, when taken as a whole, comprise powerful novels. I think one reason that this succeeds is that the aut… more →
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Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
Andrew wrote 4 weeks ago: I’ve read a number of books that present themselves as short story collections, but which, whe … more →
The Gifts of the Jews, by Thomas Cahill
Andrew wrote 1 month ago: What is it about a ragtag group of nomads that has both inspired and outraged civilizations f … more →
Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu
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Barry wrote 1 month ago: Last fall, I wrote about M. R. James who many consider the master of the English ghost story. The ot … more →
The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James
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Barry wrote 1 month ago: As I mentioned yesterday, in England ghost stories are common fare for the Christmas season. In tha … more →
The Hillston trilogy, by Michael Malone
Barry wrote 4 months ago: This week we are delighted to have folks from the library’s Circulation Services division join … more →
Death with Interruptions, by José Saramago
Jessica wrote 4 months ago: On New Year’s Day, in an unidentified country, everyone suddenly stops dying. Disease still st … more →
Murder Duet, by Batya Gur
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Barry wrote 5 months ago: Israeli crime novelist Batya Gur, who died far too young in 2005, was a writer of rare skill in deve … more →
Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
ziyodahon wrote 6 months ago: Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs · Language Focus · Unit 2 Now go to this site and read about modal … more →
Without hope of rescue
ziyodahon wrote 6 months ago: Conditionals · Language Focus · Unit 1 Before starting with this task please go to the english4today … more →
The Royal Physician's Visit, by Per Olov Enquist
Andrew wrote 8 months ago: Fiction at its best can immerse the reader in another person’s experience, so that even unsymp … more →
Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson
Andrew wrote 8 months ago: At first glance, Per Petterson’s novel is as bleak as an Arctic landscape – an old man, … more →
Bad Traffic: An Inspector Jian novel, by Simon Lewis
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Jeanette wrote 9 months ago: A phone call from Inspector Jian’s daughter interrupts his relaxed dinner date in Beijing. “Dad, hel … more →
Young Men and Fire, By Norman Maclean
Barry wrote 10 months ago: Warmth is fine, but fire like any natural element can easily get out of control. Norman Maclean … more →
A Suitable Boy, by Vikram Seth
Barry wrote 10 months ago: If you are looking for a book in which to luxuriate while the cold winter winds blow, Vikram Seth … more →
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
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Andrew wrote 10 months ago: It would be difficult to make the residents of a small German town near the infamous Dachau concentr … more →
Go Down Moses, by William Faulkner
Andrew wrote 10 months ago: I blogged earlier about The Reivers, citing it as one of William Faulkner’s most accessible st … more →
Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Barry wrote 10 months ago: Since 1984 I have been keeping a list of all the books I have read each year. It can be interesting … more →
The Country of the Pointed Firs, and Other Stories, by Sarah Orne Jewett
Barry wrote 11 months ago: One thing that I look for while out in the stacks is minor works written in the early twentieth cent … more →
Cut to the Quick, By Kate Ross
Barry wrote 11 months ago: One of the good things about being out in the stacks here is coming across an author that you once r … more →
