Our story for February is one of Cather’s most beloved stories, “Old Mrs. Harris.”
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June Reminder! The Willa Cather Short Story Project #5: The Diamond Mine
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 ›
Review: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
My first read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge is The Lost Man by Jane Harper. It just came out here in the U.S. on February 5, 2019 from Flatiron Books. To say I was looking forward to this novel… Read More ›
Announcing The Willa Cather Short Story Project!
Today is my nine-year anniversary blogging here at WildmooBooks and I’m excited to announce a new reading challenge, The Willa Cather Short Story Project! Beginning in February, I’m embarking on an adventure to read all of Cather’s short stories, one… Read More ›
Classics Club Spin #18
I just revised my Classics Club list last week, so this spin is coming at the perfect time for me. As I’m currently reading Middlemarch, I’ve given myself a break and tried to choose books that aren’t quite as thick… Read More ›
The Classics Club, A New Beginning
The Classics Club started in March 2012 and I’ve been an on-and-off participant since August 2012. The original moderators of the group recently retired their posts and four new moderators were chosen to guide the group. If you’re at all… Read More ›
Big Book Summer Challenge
My friend Sue who blogs at Book By Book is hosting her seventh annual Big Book Summer Challenge and I am on it this year! You can read the challenge details here (note that she has a Goodreads group for… Read More ›