The Best Books I Read in 2024
I had no intention of abruptly ending the year of blogging in mid-December on the subject of “rawdogging.” But the frenzy of […]
Forgetting How to Read, Forgetting How to Feel
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to […]
Books as Friends: Reading to Cultivate Desire for Immaterial Goods
“Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls,For thus, friends absent speak…” -John Donne, “To Sir Henry Wotton” Happening upon a book […]
Valerie Shore’s “The Compleat Woman”: Marriage, Motherhood, and Career
Perhaps one of the best kinds of friends one can ask for in life is the friend who always has books to […]
Old Stories and “the Full Rapture of a Good Book”
Little Free Libraries offer an exciting array of unexpected finds. Sometimes they are a cause for concern, but sometimes the books found […]
We Don’t Need a Sage on the Stage but a Guide on the Side: Kamala Harris’s “Superheroes Are Everywhere”
Pop quiz: You’re in a large room lined with books. The center of the room is a hive of activity. Children reduced […]
The Secret to Becoming a Reading Family
Who does not aspire to have a house full of good and well-loved books? It is obvious that many people do not […]