At the end of 2016 I read a lot of year-end lists from people who’d only read books by women or books by people of color or queer writers. These were justice-minded readers, whose goals were to support expanded diversity in the literary community. I wanted to be that kind of reader, and I wantedContinue reading “On Reading Widely: 2017 book list”
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On Adulting
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a manual for adulting? You know, a book with guidelines for all the tasks and responsibilities that real grown ups have mastered. Where’s the book that explains what an emergency fund is or how far in advance you should send party invitations or what one wears to aContinue reading “On Adulting”