Year End Book List — the first 25

Well, ’tis that time of the year.  Winter Solstice — the time when you will find me burrowed under blankets by the fire, book in one hand, tea in the other.  Also the time when the “Best of” book lists are coming out.  (I’m most grateful to find THE EMPTY ROOM on a couple of…

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The Solace Of Ousia (And Of Reading)

Every morning I spend a little time reading before I begin the real work of the day, which is writing. I choose the books I read in this time slot for inspirational value, either spiritual or psychological or artistic. This morning I finished The Summer of the Great-Grandmother, by Madeleine L’Engle, which is the second…

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