Category Archives: Reading

Book reviews, articles I like, and more.

Dropping by the Book Festival

Posted on March 3, 2018 by literarylee

Today I took a peek at the 6th Annual College Park (Maryland) Book Festival held from 11-2 at the Community Center. I wandered up and down the rows of displays and marveled at all the people who live around here … Continue reading →

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Obituaries: Life Affirming, Bite-Sized Bios

Posted on February 27, 2012 by literarylee

I appreciate obituaries.  Reading Gustav Leonhardt’s in an Economist magazine a few years ago reminded me that an account of a person’s life, written at the time of his or her death, can be very life-affirming.  I like reading and … Continue reading →

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I aspire to this

Posted on February 13, 2012 by literarylee

Here’s another sweetly written essay by Verlyn Klinkenborg, published in last Sunday’s New York Times.  I want to live life doing what he does: “…write and read and do chores and whatever I can to stem the tide.” Mouse House … Continue reading →

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Three Things (plus 1) I Read Every Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2011 by literarylee

Every year around Christmas I read at least three things, each year revisiting works that are among my favorites. A Christmas Carol – This isn’t a novel but just a longish story.   I only say this to encourage everyone … Continue reading →

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Articles I’m Reading

Posted on March 3, 2011 by literarylee

This page is for links to articles I have read and particularly liked.  Though the content is important, I’m really going to focus on items I thought were particularly well-written or that discuss the writer’s (and the artist’s in general) craft.  I’m … Continue reading →

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Reading: A Literary No-Brainer?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by literarylee

The Importance of Reading… Books and reading were hugely important to me and still are.  The written word has always been such a key, central part of my life.  I owe so much of how I grew up, what I … Continue reading →

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Books I Like

Posted on March 1, 2011 by literarylee

I regret not keeping a list of all the books I’ve ever read.  I would have started it in 1965 when I was in first grade and had just learned to read.  I’ll never forget the cover of that first … Continue reading →

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Literary Wannabe Puts Kibosh

Posted on December 15, 2010 by literarylee

I’m reading a first edition Updike I picked up for a buck a few months ago from a used-book sale.  The Coup is a delightfully typical Updike, lush and substantial like a thick, perfectly marbled prime-rib: juicy, rich, tasty, a pleasure to savor.  Most of … Continue reading →

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