One of the big impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on my reading and working life is not being able to go to the library, any library, for going on three months now. I commited to posting at least… Read More ›
These response posts assume you have read the story under discussion, so there are often spoilers . . . such is the case with this post. Leslie dies! I did not see that coming. Did you? Perhaps I didn’t see… Read More ›
The annual Spring Willa Cather Conference has been held in Red Cloud, Nebraska for over sixty years. Rather than cancel the conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s 65th Willa Cather Spring Conference will be held virtually. Conference organizers… Read More ›
This is the ninth year that my friend Sue, who blogs at Book By Book, is hosting her Big Book Summer Challenge. The challenge runs from Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 this year) through Labor Day Weekend (September 7) and… Read More ›
“When selecting an exotic location for travel, it’s advisable to choose one where the air isn’t trying to kill you.” So begins the first book in Erica Ruth Neubauer’s new historical mystery series featuring Jane Wunderly, a young American widow… Read More ›
It’s the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for another Willa Cather Short Story Project reminder post! Our story this month is “The Best Years.” This is the second of three stories that make up Cather’s posthumously… Read More ›
Yes, you read that correctly. I’m sharing my top reads of 2016 in 2020. Why am I so late? I blame the presidential election and one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
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