Annis Duff’s “Bequest of Wings”: The Pure and Timeless Pleasure of Good Books
Through another bookish blog I discovered Annis Duff’s “Bequest of Wings: A Family’s Pleasure with Books.” I learned so much, including that […]
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 […]
Margaret Kennedy’s “The Feast”: A Perfect Beach Read?
Reading on the beach is a careful art, made all the more perilous when you have children to keep track of. Books […]
Venting: The Vice of Our Current Age and Finding an Alternative to Counseling
Most people hold an oddly mechanistic view of our emotions and the biological chemicals at play when we experience them. A new […]