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"Scandal" by Willa Cather in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine

August Reminder! The Willa Cather Short Story Project #7: SCANDAL

By Chris Wolak on August 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

Our story for August 2019 is “Scandal,” first published in August 1919.

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Middlemarch update

By Chris Wolak on July 29, 2019 • ( 14 )

According to the reading schedule I set for myself, I should be finishing Middlemarch today. As of this morning, I’m on page 497 and still have 393 pages to go. This classic novel, which is often touted as the best… Read More ›
Response to “A Gold Slipper” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

By Chris Wolak on July 24, 2019 • ( 2 )

Willa Cather must have had some fun writing “A Gold Slipper.” She takes the fairy tale tradition of a magical slipper and plays with gender and the stereotypes that divide between business and art. One of the gender roles Cather… Read More ›
A Well-Read Woman by Kate Stewart

By Chris Wolak on July 19, 2019 • ( 4 )

An exciting, understated biography about a woman, librarian, and survivor who was deeply involved with some of the major events and movements of the 20th century.
If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais

By Chris Wolak on July 16, 2019 • ( 8 )

Happy publication day to Bianca Marais! If You Want To Make God Laugh hits bookstores today. It’s been getting well-deserved pre-publication buzz and excellent reviews. There is no whiff of a sophomore slump in Bianca’s second novel. I loved the… Read More ›
Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2019

By Chris Wolak on July 11, 2019 • ( 11 )

Sue at Book By Book has hosted her Big Book Summer Reading Challenge for eight years. It’s a low-key challenge to read books that are 400+ pages long between Memorial Day (May 24) and Labor Day (September 2). I participated… Read More ›
July Reminder! The Willa Cather Short Story Project #6: A Gold Slipper

By Chris Wolak on July 10, 2019 • ( 2 )

Reminder for the July 2019 Willa Cather Short Story Project. We’ll be reading and discussing “A Gold Slipper.” All are welcome to join.