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by Marian H

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  • Getting Lost in Books

    Today’s TTT is “Books That Provide a Much-Needed Escape (bonus points if you tell us why!)”. I used to read books obsessively to escape from life. This is not a habit I recommend, unless you are in a really terrible place and have no way of getting real help for what you’re going through. But Continue reading

  • Hello September

    Hello September

    And just like that, another month floated by! I have not been sleeping well, so last night, I foraged for some bedtime reading and settled on Moby-Dick. I believe it was 2009 when I read MD; it was good sleepy reading then, and it is good sleepy reading now. You don’t have to think too Continue reading

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  • What I’m Reading: August 2024 edition

    What I’m Reading: August 2024 edition

    I’m on an autofiction kick at the moment. My current read is Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au, a novella from 2022 I’d never heard of before. I stumbled upon it in a small bookstore, only to purchase it at a big chain bookstore later on, since I had exercised restraint earlier (sigh). It’s Continue reading

  • July, Lately

    I’ve been away this month and so have been following election news from afar. Distance does not make the heart grow fonder for the mess back home. To be honest, I was half-expecting some kind of violence to happen this year, and everything else that’s been unfolding with the candidacies is just our worst predictions Continue reading

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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.

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