The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (3 of 4)

2024-07-24T17:23:57-04:00

Rebecca and Laura have been reading and writing about books on the Carol Shields Fiction Prize too: Rebecca (Loot, The Future and Chrysalis, Cocktail and Land of Milk and Honey and Laura (Between Two Moons and Summary) If you’re also reading from the longlist (shortlist with winner announced), please

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (3 of 4)2024-07-24T17:23:57-04:00

Mid-Year: More Slow Reading (Still?)

2024-07-24T16:13:18-04:00

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about another long-term project I’ve enjoyed in 2024, slowly reading through the 584 pages of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning. Another book I started reading on New Year’s Day? Ruth Padel’s 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem. Occasionally I forget

Mid-Year: More Slow Reading (Still?)2024-07-24T16:13:18-04:00

Coleman Hill and Chicken Hill: The Harlem Shuffle to Redwood Court

2024-07-24T15:35:59-04:00

When I read the description of Coleman Hill, I thought of it more as a story about place than about family. (I first read about it when it made the Carol Shields Prize longlist—eventually it was shortlisted and, yes, I’ll soon update my progress on that reading too—and it

Coleman Hill and Chicken Hill: The Harlem Shuffle to Redwood Court2024-07-24T15:35:59-04:00

Mid-Year: Themed Reading #LoveYourLibrary

2024-07-25T10:25:14-04:00

Now that it’s July, I’m re-examining the goals I had in mind earlier this year, checking to see whether my plans have aligned with my reading choices so far. A few days ago, I wrote about one of my slow-reading projects this year, and in a few days

Mid-Year: Themed Reading #LoveYourLibrary2024-07-25T10:25:14-04:00

Mid-Year 2024, In My Reading Log (Women’s Stories)

2024-07-25T10:19:11-04:00

Past the mid-point of the reading year, I notice that there are some books I finished reading some time ago, lingering. Just, around. Left in innocuous places as though I just finished reading them there. Finally, when I found a place for Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s novel (on the shelf

Mid-Year 2024, In My Reading Log (Women’s Stories)2024-07-25T10:19:11-04:00
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