The White Album by Joan Didion Open Road Media, 2017 (Originally published by Simon & Schuster, 1979) [ #1 — 3rd Year, 23rd Letter: A book whose title begins with the letter W) ] When I first made up my reading list at the start of the year I hadn’t decided on a candidate for …
The Granta Book of India Edited by Ian Jack Granta Publications, 2004 [ #15: East meets West: A book taking place in Asia (Turkey to Japan, Siberia to Vietnam) ] The local Little Free Library has, again, provided me with a challenge book! This one, The Granta Book of India. I had a good experience …
The School of Whoredom by Pietro Aretino (Translated by Rose Maria Falvo, Alessandro Gallenzi and Rebecca Skipwith) Hesperus Press Ltd., 2003 [ #31 — No hablo: A book originally written in another language (either a translation or in the original if you’d like!)] The School for Whores, by Pietro Aretino, is not long, but boy …
1959 by Fred Kaplan John Wilwy & Sons, Inc., 2009 [ #14 — Article free in ’23: Read a book whose title doesn’t contain “a” “an” or “the.” ] 1959 by Fred Kaplan is a sociopolitical history book about various events of that year that “broke the barriers” and opened up new frontiers in …
Ties that Bind Stories of Love & Gratitude from the First Ten Years of Story Corps by Dave Isay Penguin Books, 2013 [ #27 — Bits and pieces: An anthology (poetry, short stories, whatever). ] Ties That Bind, edited by David Isay is a collection of personal anecdotes from people who participated in the …
It’s time for another yearly reading challenge from the Authors Water Cooler! The past three years were disappointing for me, as I hadn’t been able to finish any of them despite my high intentions. 2022 was actually better, because I did make it 3/4 of the way, squeaking through with two books finished the …