Still at home, reading one book a day for as long as this quarantine lasts. DAY 61: DEVOTION (WHY I WRITE) + THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY I love the way Patti Smith sees and experiences the world. Everything is ritualistic. Absolute poetry. And although her first few books (Just Kids, M Train) still ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 4)
I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 quarantine lasts. Here are the ones I read this past week. DAY 24: THE IDIOT I re-read Elif Batuman's acclaimed novel, The Idiot, because my friend had mentioned adding it to her Kindle—and by the end, wasn't impressed. It's not that I ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 2)
Still home, self-quarantining. And still here, reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 shelter in place lasts. (This was my stack from the week when I first set this goal.) Week two was a good one. I'm happy to report that I've successfully kept up my one-book-a-day streak—even ... Read More