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books Archive
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Staff Stacks, Pt 1
What the writers of D&S are into now. -
A Chronology of Pop Culture Heroines
Part One, ages 6 to 18 -
Book Lover
I’m not afraid to admit it. I have a problem. I’m addicted to books. I thought I had kept it hidden for many years, but when my wife finally catches... -
When We Lived in Uncle’s Hat
When We Lived in Uncle’s Hat explores what makes a home or a family – the family goes through many incarnations –and how it can be difficult to find a... -
The Nursery Window
“Long ago,” he said, “I thought like you that my mother would always keep the window open for me, so I stayed away for moons and moons and moons, and... -
The Husband and Wife Summer Book Club
I’ve written in the past about how different our literary taste tends to be. We are reliable (and not always complimentary) opposites. -
Return and Report: The Murakami Edition
Four novels later, I find myself firmly in the critical admirers’ camp. -
3,218 Nights of Bedtime Stories
I stumbled across this sweet article about a dad who read to his daughter for 3,218 nights in a row. And now that the daughter is grown and gone, the... -
Dignified
It’s obvious that female writers and male writers are equals and “greatness” is highly subjective so we don’t have to say a word, right? I’m not so sure. -
SexRead
Since I pretty much like tackling any topic through reading, it should be no surprise that I like reading about sex. -
Book Worm Love
The books people love and the way they talk about them can be quite revealing about the way they view the world. Or not. -
I’m Not Fancy
“At fifty, every man has the face he deserves. To erase the lines and change the contours of one’s face is a way of obliterating one’s history.” –George Orwell... -
Return and Report
Welcome to a new segment on Stacks where I give brief reports on what I’ve been reading or listening to lately. Today’s edition will feature four novels I’ve read in... -
Forget the Rules
I am moving to a new house this week and I’ve had a surprisingly hard time adjusting to that fact. As dread has constantly threatened to take me over, one... -
Read More Adventurously
When was the last time you tried a book you expected to hate? -
Reading in the New Year
I still like to keep track of the end of year book lists because if, heaven forbid, I ever make it all the way through the stack on my bedside... -
Banned
Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves. -
Seminal Works — Gilead
This meditative novel is an examination of faith, humanity and the unbearable beauty of everyday life; it is impossible to overstate the spare, lyrical beauty of Robinson’s prose or the... -
A Man of Letters
Everything I have learned about God is written in a book. In fact, it’s difficult to imagine how my worldview might differ had certain ideas not been memorialized, glorified, and... -
A Guide to Life
One day, when I was about nine-years-old and in this mode, I came across a book that would change my life -
Tasteless
I think I’ve started to lose my taste. For years, I’ve prided myself on having good taste in books. I have carved my reading material up into different categories and... -
Stacks
There are stacks of books and CDs on almost every flat surface of my house. Next to my bed is a tantalizing stack of books I haven’t read yet. Beside...
