What an amazing talk by Madeline Miller at the Loft in Minneapolis! I am inspired🤗
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Some books found on my travels thru London and Dublin, now to pack...
Some books found on my travels thru London and Dublin, now to pack...
so-soA cautionary tale with all the subtly of a sledgehammer to the side of the head.
In between my first and second sleep... just a few more pages...
Stopped in to the Second Shelf while in London. A Bookstore focusing on primarily rare books written by women.
pickWidely diverse stories were used to illustrate theories on why and how we can misread some people so badly. Because the author was constantly interweaving different scenarios, the book felt a bit disjointed at times. Every story he used, was a familiar one where we have asked ourselves, "how could this happen?" The conclusion was a bit weak and could have benefitted from a more lengthy summary, but overall, highly recommended.
"We have a default to truth: our operating assumption is that the people we are dealing with are honest... We start by believing. And we stop believing only when our doubts and misgivings rise to the point where we can no longer explain them away."
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On vacation in Jackson, WY, found this souvenir. Such beautiful illustrations!
so-soI love how forthright and honest she is in her work. I found her second book even more compelling. I wonder if she's working on a third?
Highlight of today's Book Festiful was stopping by Bill Meissner's tent. If you gave him a topic, he would type up a poem for you, on the fly, on his old typewriter! Here's mine!
#LoftWordPlay
Amy Tan Ladies and Gentlemen !!
This weekend is going to put such a dent in my wallet! Stopped by #theLoft #OpenBook to pick up my wristbands for the #LoftWordplay and found these beauties at #MilkweedBooks.
"...and it is my right and obligation to send my stories into the world, even if silently, even if utterly powerless. "
A beautiful day at the #NorthfieldBookFair. Think I have some interesting finds!
Beautiful day to wait in line for the #NorthfieldBookFair !!
Hmmmm, here to see what this is all about. Heard the word coffee...
"Besides, a glimpse of heaven is often held close for fear of losing it, like a butterfly cupped in a child's hands."
"Having been born in 1939 and come to consciousness during World War II, I knew that established orders could vanish overnight. "
Such an interesting turn of phrase, when did you come to consciousness?
so-soThis didn't capture and enthrall me as much as Circe. But it was an interesting coming of age tale for Patroclus and Achilles.
"But I had escaped him, and glowed with the giddy lightness of solitude."
Ready for the next snow storm!!
"But don't wait for something to happen before you begin to write; pay attention to the world around you, right now. That's what poets do."
so-soI couldn't quite buy into all the twists and turns in this one, but it was a fun read that I gobbled up pretty quickly.
So, I knew this book was about an old curmudgeon. Lots of good review, so I thought, let's give it a try...
What do you do when the first sentence turns you off? Really?!?!
For those of you in Minnesota, check it out!😮🤗🙃
https://loft.org/wordplay/about-wordplay
Poetry first spoke to me in 7th grade with this poem. Such drama! I remember I did a voice-over recording of the poem using a classroom cassette recorder and spooky music in the background. Several other verses follow. Do a quick google search if you want to find out what happens to the boy.😮
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pickSo satisfying I will need to get a hard copy for my keeper shelf.🤗
"I had a wild thought there, beneath that sky. I will eat these herbs. Then whatever is truly in me, let it be out, at last. I brought them to my mouth. But my courage failed. What was I truly? In the end, I could not bear to know."
I am enjoying this one. The writing is effortless.
https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/african-moon/
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Thanks @jvondru for the photo of the moon!
