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Tag: Inspiration

Books, Miscellaneous Posted onFebruary 23, 2019February 23, 2019

Happy Blog-versary to Me! Ten Years!

This week is my 10-year anniversary with blogging! In these years, I’ve learned a few things. Mostly, content is hard. In fact, so hard that […] Read More

Review of Our Prince of Scribes
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJanuary 4, 2019January 12, 2019

Book Review :: Our Prince of Scribes

I never meet Pat Conroy. I’m sure that given the number of book festivals and signings that I’ve followed, there was plenty of opportunity. The […] Read More

stack of books
Books Posted onOctober 12, 2018

On Reading :: Why Leaders Should Read Good Fiction

I remember vividly a conversation from twelve years ago at a networking event. It was a discussion with a fellow avid reader about how many […] Read More

Thunderstruck
Book Reviews, Books Posted onAugust 3, 2018August 3, 2018

Book Review :: Thunderstruck and other Stories

I don’t read short stories often enough. I wrote about this several years ago when I picked up a collection by Alice Munro. Thunderstruck and other […] Read More

Stoner by John Williams
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJuly 23, 2018September 28, 2018

Book Review :: Stoner

The New Yorker calls Stoner “the Greatest American Novel you’ve never heard of.” Despite my ravings, it took three years for me to convince my book […] Read More

Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onMay 26, 2018July 6, 2018

Literary Roundup :: Summer Reading Guides

Based on what I’m seeing these days, summer reading guides are almost as popular as year end “best of” lists. With upcoming vacations that could […] Read More

World War II novels
Book Clubs, Books Posted onMarch 18, 2018April 30, 2019

Book Clubs :: WWII Novels

There is a rash of World War II literature. In our last book club annual selection long list, there were enough books that had we […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onFebruary 4, 2018August 7, 2018

Book Review :: The Ragamuffin Gospel

The Ragamuffin Gospel changed the way I think of God’s love. For someone who has been a Christian as long as I have, and for […] Read More

Book Reviews, Justice Posted onJanuary 14, 2018July 10, 2018

Book Review :: Where Do We Go from Here

Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community is the last book Martin Luther King, Jr. penned before his assassination in 1968. It’s a series of […] Read More

Award winning books
Book Clubs, Books Posted onJanuary 7, 2018July 3, 2019

On Reading :: Book Award Winners

Since creating this list, I have come to learn that I neglected a significant number of years from 1918 – 1947 – and hence books […] Read More

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Thunderstruck & Other Stories
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Thunderstruck & Other Stories
by Elizabeth McCracken
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
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The Great Alone
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