Reading + Permissions.
Book Club
A reflection on reading, and on how my readerliness used to partly "define" me that…
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These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruins.
Book Club
Musings on T.S. Eliot's "Against these fragments I have shored my ruins" line from "The…
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Magpie Book Club: Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures.
Book Club
A review of Shelby Van Pelt's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" that explores themes of loneliness, grief,…
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When Was the Last Time You Had a “Book Hangover”?
Book Club
When was the last time you had a book hangover? Which book was it? Sharing…
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Magpie Book Club: Emily Henry’s Happy Place.
Book Club
A review of Emily Henry's "Happy Place" book, plus a discussion of the notion of…
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Summer Reading List.
Book Club
A roundup of juicy beach reads and beyond for summer 2023 -- what to read…
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The Magpie Edit: Edition 34.
Magpie Edits
Everything I'm buying, wearing, and obsessing over this week, from Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird"…
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Book Review.
Book Club
A thorough review of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin -- an astounding…
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The Magpie Edit: Edition 21.
Magpie Edits
A reflection on this week: what caught my attention, what I bought, what I ate,…
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Do You Still Hang Your Words in Air?
Musings + Essays
An essay on Elizabeth Bishop, Marianne Moore, and changes in my own readership over time.
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Olivia Wilde + The Celebrity Discourse.
Musings + Essays
Musings on Olivia Wilde and the discourse surrounding her film "Don't Worry Darling."
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