Year in Reading

December 23, 2011

A Year in Reading: Wrap Up 11

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With 72 participants naming 214 books, it’s safe to say this has been our biggest and most high profile Year in Reading yet.

December 22, 2011

A Year in Reading: Rachel Syme 0

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If this is sounding kind of magical or dippy, it is only because I have trouble capturing this book without adding my own syrupy inflection.

December 22, 2011

A Year in Reading: Elissa Schappell 0

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I’m certain I can, with guidance (and unless I’m sauced) avoid being a “chatterer” and a “tactless blunderer.” I will become skilled in how to deliver “a no as friendly as a yes.” I will learn, finally, that in writing and speaking, “simple Anglo-Saxon is best.”

December 22, 2011

A Year in Reading: Mark Bibbins 0

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It’s extravagant, impractical, intimate, and an interest in couture is by no means a prerequisite (the closest I get to fashion is walking past Century 21 on my way to the train).

December 22, 2011

Year in Reading: A.N. Devers 0

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Not a single book warned me about the aggressive, almost pernicious, nature of the cucumber.

December 21, 2011

A Year in Reading: Buzz Poole 0

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I establish a loose plan for the year that dips into unread classics, keeps tabs on new releases, and delves deeper into favorite authors.