what I read in November 2018
The Destiny Thief by Richard Russo
Fear by Bob Woodward
Half Spent Was the Night by Ami McKay
Landwhale by Jes Baker
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Libertarians on the Prairie by Christine Woodside
Medical Medium: Life-Changing Food by Anthony William
Textile Nature by Anne Kelly
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
down by the river
old crank alert: ‘healthy’ is not a bad word
I have two issues with this magazine ad:
(1) it’s ugly
(2) nothing good will come of teaching your kids that healthy foods are inherently less desirable than unhealthy
Wanna fight?
the greatest book dedication of all time
From This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay:
goal for today
“If you can’t annoy somebody there is little point in writing.” -Kingsley Amis
Something for Everyone by Lisa Moore
How does one write about Lisa Moore’s short story collection Something for Everyone without exclaiming that it has – ba dum bump – something for everyone? Beats me.
I laughed, I cried, I shuddered, I worried, I wondered and I wished I had written it.
what I read in October 2018
Bag of Hammers by Edward Riche
Cravings: Hungry for More by Chrissy Teigen
Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana White
French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Love Real Food by Kathryne Taylor
Origins of a Story by Jake Grogan
Something for Everyone by Lisa Moore
Unhinged by Omarosa Manigault Newman
Wellmania by Brigid Delaney
Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon
Women and Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard