“Darkness appalls and light dazzles; the scrap of visible light that doesn’t hurt my eyes hurts my brain.”
A review of “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” in 100 words by Catherine Stover Annie Dillard, the writer who has taught […]
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“And yet they, who passed away long ago, still exist in us, as predisposition, as burden upon our fate, as murmuring blood, and as gesture that rise up from the depths of time.”
A review of “Letters to a Young Poet” in 100 words by Catherine Stover The great German poet Rainer Maria
“For all of us, the biggest hurdle is accepting it emotionally.”
A review of “Good Grief: A Companion for Every Loss” in 100 words by Catherine Stover As someone who recently
“Jane Austen invented a new voice for fiction: conversational and intimate.”
A review of “Jane Austen in 41 Objects” in 100 words by Catherine Stover Jane Austen, born 250 years ago,
“Building a new theory of American history is no small undertaking.”
A review of “The Rediscovery of America” in 100 words by Catherine Stover Two things happened this week: the PBS
“Their stories can inform and enlighten; they should also be wake-up calls for anybody who hasn’t fully tuned in to what’s happening to trans folks in this country . . . ”
A review of “American Teenager” in 100 words by Catherine Stover When writing this book, Nico Lang spent a couple
“An American friend of mine in New York once fumed to me about a female colleague of his who was asking to work part-time from home after having children.”
A review of “The Nordic Theory of Everything” in 100 words by Catherine Stover How does an author strike a
“With time, thoughts thicken and become richer, connect more.”
A review of “Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know” in 100 words by Catherine Stover I remember the Bad Old Days
“What now?”
A review of “What now?” in 100 words by Catherine Stover This book is based on the novelist Ann Patchett’s
“If a story drew us in, kept us reading, made us feel respected, how did it do that?”
A review of “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain” in 100 words by Catherine Stover Here’s what I