Chris Wolak

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• Review: Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett

  By Chris Wolak on September 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s Monday post is dedicated to telling you about Ain’t Nobody Nobody, a fantastic new mystery novel by first time author Heather Harper Ellett. It comes out tomorrow, 9/24.

• Readers Imbibing Peril #RIPXIV

  By Chris Wolak on September 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Readers Imbibing Peril is a reading challenge for those who like to read creeptastic books. It’s been going strong for 14 years now, hence the hashtag #RIPXIV. RIP, get it? Do you like spooky, creepy, dark tales? I do, and… Read More ›

• September Reminder! The Willa Cather Short Story Project #8: Paul’s Case

  By Chris Wolak on September 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Our story for September is “Paul’s Case,” one of Cather’s most popular short stories. I read somewhere that it’s her most anthologized short story which, no doubt, contributes to it’s popularity. There have been a variety of adaptations — stage,… Read More ›

• Toni Morrison Reading Week

  By Chris Wolak on September 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  As planned, I’ve started reading Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon and am enjoying it very much. I admire Morrison’s brisk and effortless depiction of the passage of time. At the beginning of the novel the main character, Milkman, is born…. Read More ›

• Surprised by Patroclus

  By Chris Wolak on September 2, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  Last Monday I wrote about how writing a weekly blog post might keep me focused on what I want to read and help avoid shiny-new-book-syndrom. As I was still suffering from the mighty book hangover that Middlemarch gave me, I… Read More ›

• Response to “Scandal.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By Chris Wolak on August 28, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  What a story! I wasn’t sure what type of scandal to expect in this short story, but it certainly wasn’t one that included sex trafficking, newspaper manipulation by the rich, or anti-semitic fear of a Jewish conspiracy. “Scandal” has all… Read More ›

• It’s Monday…

  By Chris Wolak on August 26, 2019 • ( 13 )

  

  What do you think about weekly meme posts? I’ve always been impressed by book bloggers who write weekly posts about what’s going on in their bookish lives. I wish I had that kind of consistency. It might help keep me… Read More ›

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