Hays Travelogue

A lot has been made of this book about eight women-friends who one night begin walking in response to personal problems. Anyone who has walked and talked with a good friend knows the healing effects of a good walk, but the idea of such a book turns out to be better than the book itself. [...]

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I just finished Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, and I loved it. I know I’m at least three years behind the times on reading, so many of you may have already read it. If you are interested in a long meditation on life and love, loneliness and joy, generosity and gratitude, family and forgiveness, and a [...]

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Have you ever browsed a friend’s particularly good shelf of books and wanted to read them all? A Reader’s Delight, originally published as individual essays in the Washington Post, is like that good shelf. It will remind you of why and how reading delights us.
The author, Noel Perrin (1927 - 2004), was a professor [...]

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While I’m sorting and packing, I am making a stack of books to register with Book Crossing. Do you guys know about Book Crossing? You register books you no longer want, leave them in public places, and then track where they go as they travel around the world. You can also search for books by [...]

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