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• 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.

• Library Visit: The Handley Library in Winchester, VA

  By Chris Wolak on June 30, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  A photo essay from my recent visit to The Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia. A gorgeous Beaux Arts style building.

• The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose

  By Chris Wolak on June 29, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  Bottom Line: If you like novels about artists & creativity and/or books that help you think about what life is all about, The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose is probably right up your alley.

• Response to “The Diamond Mine,” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By Chris Wolak on June 26, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  “The Diamond Mine” is the second story in Cather’s 1920 short story collection, Youth and the Bright Medusa. What a delight! From the first paragraph to the last, I enjoyed reading this story. I was intrigued by the scenes aboard… Read More ›

• June Reminder! The Willa Cather Short Story Project #5: The Diamond Mine

  By Chris Wolak on June 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This is a quick reminder that our June read for The Willa Cather Short Story Project is “The Diamond Mine.” This story is the second in Cather’s 1920 collection, Youth and the Bright Medusa. It was first published in McClure’s Magazine in… Read More ›

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