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The Books: Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing; “Duplicity: The jekyll hand, the hyde hand, and the slippery double: Why there are always two”, by Margaret Atwood
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing, a … Continue reading
The Books: Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing; “Orientation: Who do you think you are? What is ‘a writer,’ and how did I become one?”, by Margaret Atoowd
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing, a … Continue reading
The Books: “Power Politics” (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Poetry Power Politics: Poems, by Margaret Atwood I was obsessed with this book of poetry in college. I had just discovered Margaret Atwood. I read The Handmaid’s Tale: A Novel (excerpt here) on my brother’s recommendation and … Continue reading
7 Weird Reading Facts
Got this from ricki. 1. I am very sensitive to typeface. I will NOT read a book if I find the typeface grating or unfriendly. I have bad eyes, too, so a good typeface is important. Penguin Classics USED to … Continue reading
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The Books: “The Robber Bride” (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still on the Margaret Atwood train … the next book on the shelf is The Robber Bride – by Margaret Atwood. This is around the time when I started turning off Margaret Atwood. Although not … Continue reading
The Book: “Wilderness Tips” – ‘Hairball’ (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Next book on the shelf is Wilderness Tips -a pretty much universally spectacular short story collection. One of my favorites of her stories is in this collection – it’s called “Hairball” … and that’s what … Continue reading
The Books: “Cat’s Eye” (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Here is my last excerpt from Cat’s Eye – by Margaret Atwood. So much of this book has come back to me in the past week doing these excerpts – the detail, the sweep and … Continue reading
The Books: “Cat’s Eye” (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Here is a fourth excerpt from Cat’s Eye – by Margaret Atwood. Even just flipping through this book right now makes me feel creepy – I haven’t read it in years. It’s all coming back … Continue reading
The Books: “Cat’s Eye” (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Here is a third excerpt from Cat’s Eye – by Margaret Atwood. Shivers. This section gives me shivers. I honestly don’t know if I need to read this book again, even though I keep thinking … Continue reading
The Books: “Cat’s Eye” (Margaret Atwood)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Here is a second excerpt from Cat’s Eye – by Margaret Atwood. Grace Smeath’s mother (the one with the bad heart) is one of Atwood’s most haunting characterizations. I remember my response to her when … Continue reading