translations

  • I had the good fortune to travel to the UK this month, researching the novel I am currently working on. One of the things I love about bookstores in the UK is the rich array of translations typically unavailable in US Bookstores. In fact, I read five of them this month, translated from French, Hebrew,

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  • I started out the month of September in Florence, Italy, where I continued to prioritize reading some amazing works in translation. Back in the U.S., I finished up the longest book I’ve read this year (maybe ever?), David Blight’s Pulitzer Prize winning, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom. At a whopping 912 pages, the book is

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  • August 2023 Reading Recap

    Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to attend a lecture given by Alex Marzano Lesnovich, a brilliant author of creative nonfiction, who discussed the importance of an archive of one’s life. I am neither a faithful blogger nor journaler. I am, however, a faithful reader. So often I find looking back on what I

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  • I had the pleasure of traveling twice in the month of July and, in so doing, visiting bookstores in cities that are not my own. This is one of my favorite things to do when visiting a new city, and also offers a great opportunity to discover new authors. I spent time in Portland, Oregon,

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