Historical Haul
In July of 2016 I went on a pilgrimage to Powell’s Books in Portland with my mom and my two kids. We spent two full...
Open Books
For years, I drove past Open Books, Seattle’s only poem emporium. I read some poetry, but I didn’t think I read enough poetry to bother...
Andorra Revealed
Despite a history of book club and book challenge failures, I started Reading Around the World early in 2020. It turned out to be a...
The Country Where No One Ever Dies
I’m terrible about starting book clubs and reading challenges and never finishing them. But the idea of a “reading around the world” challenge has been...
So Vast the Prison
Despite the fact that I rarely stick with reading challenges Reading Around the World really appeals to me. So I decided to give it a...