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Jason Lee Norman’s short story collection Americas was brought to my attention on Twitter. When I found out that Norman is a local author, I was inspired to write a post about reading local. I really...
View ArticleSixteen Saltines
Occasionally, I am allowed to listen to the radio in the car between renditions of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” (Ben loves the “hum diddle iddle iddle hum diddle ay” part.) It’s important...
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I was so bothered by not having the exact quote I wanted for this post that I bought a myself a new hardcover copy of Love in the Time of Cholera. I could only find the first sentence of this passage...
View ArticleReading Roundup: September 2012
Who knew I could do enough book and bloggy things in one month to warrant an update? September was a challenging month. Henry went through pink eye, thrush, teething, and colds. He still doesn’t sleep...
View ArticleClassics Club June Meme – Favourite Opening Sentence
I love this month’s question: What is your favourite opening sentence from a classic novel (and why)? I could have looked through all my books, but I’m going with my gut: It was inevitable: the...
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