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What I’m Reading: Sandlin, Stephenson, Šipka, and more
Sweet Vidalia by Lisa Sandlin When Eliza Kratke arrived home one die, she finds her husband, a railroad man, clutching his chest near his car. After a harrowing car ride to the hospital, he dies. Then it turns out that … Continue reading
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An Interview with Michael Erard, author of Bye, Bye, I Love You
For the last five years, writer Michael Erard has been working on a book about the first words of babies and the last words of the dying. His latest book Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First … Continue reading
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Review of The Truth About English Grammar by Geoffrey K. Pullum
The Truth About English Grammar by Geoffrey K. Pullum (Polity Press, 2024) Many years ago, I took a freshman course called English Grammar, taught by the Renaissance scholar Bridget Gellert Lyons. In that class, we read A Short Introduction to … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading: Mosley, Kuang, Gladwell
Farewell, Amethystine by Walter Mosely By my count, Walter Mosely has written 17 Easy Rawlins mysteries (and another 15 featuring Socrates Fortlow, Leonid McGill, King Oliver and Fearless Jones). I try to read them all though may have missed a … Continue reading
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