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Books I Read in August
August was funny because I didn’t think I’d read that much and circled back the other day and I’d actually read twelve. Whoops! They were front-loaded and also, I haven’t had a memory this month because I’ve been 1) grinding and 2) have had...
journal of a novel — finishing another draft
I’ve had some book news I can’t share yet. That’s fine; publishing timelines are long. For that reason, for the past 2-3 years, I’ve felt somewhat circular, and that’s reflected into how I finish drafts (not always in a healthy way.)
The...
You've seen this on every "books for writers" list.
Book: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Release Date: September 1, 1995
Publisher: Vintage Books
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Review originally posted in 2025.
For a quarter century, more than...
Buzzed is a necessary, fascinating peek at just about every mood-altering substance you could imbibe.
Book: Buzzed by Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, Wilkie Wilson
Release Date: 2019 (5th Edition)
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Originally reviewed in 2024.
Fully updated, this matter-of-fact ha...
Fine, I'll talk Dostoevsky.
Book: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Release Date: April 1864
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Translated by Richard Pevear + Larissa Volokhonsky—
Originally reviewed September 2025.
One of the m...
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