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What I Read Q3 2026
Part 2: Shakespeare’s Henriad and the Real Henry V; Raising People’s Aspirations; Emily Wilson on the Art and Aims of Translation; and More Twain
12 hrs ago
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A Book Conversation on Wendell Berry’s The Memory of Old Jack - Two Sessions
Following Berry’s Passing, Let’s Enjoy One of His Port William Novels
Sep 24
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What I Read Q3 2026
Part 1: Ancient Greek and Roman Lyric Poetry; the Shakespeare that Inspired Our Daughters’s Names; My Introduction to Simone Weil; Slow Reading with…
Sep 3
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A Man Who Wrote About, and Lived, His Convictions
RIP Wendell Berry, 1934-2026
Sep 1
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What I Read Q2 2026
Arthurian romances; Walking with God and on the ancient paths; Yoga, yogis and Brother Lawrence; Money and the meaning of life; and personal favorites …
Jun 25
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Sarah Landenwich's The Fire Concerto -- Out in Paperback Next Week
To celebrate, here's my conversation with her. We discuss: her writing and walking habits; her persistence in finding an agent; and rediscovering…
May 28
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Reminder -- TONIGHT's Conversation on Hermann Hesse's Journey to the East
Join me from 6:00pm to 7:30pm ET for a fun discussion on Hesse's novel on faith, persistence and imagination
Apr 16
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What I Read Q1 2026
A quarter filled with classics -- American and French novels and Buddhist scripture; Dragons and a master myth-teller; health, fitness and fixin' my…
Mar 26
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A Book Conversation on Hermann Hesse’s Journey to the East - April 16th, 6pm ET
Travel through space and time with Plato, Baudelaire, Paul Klee, Lao Tse, Albertus Magnus and Don Quixote
Feb 12
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Everything, Everywhere, All the Time
A review of Chuck Klosterman's new book, Football; and a new Miscellaneous Miscellany
Feb 5
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What I Read Q4 2025
Donna Tartt's The Secret History; Frankenstein and Dracula; More on Traditionalism from Pallis and Coomaraswamy; on freewriting; and the beginning of…
Jan 1
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It’s Christmas Day! The Spirits Have Done It All in One Night!
Reflections on my 30th annual reading of A Christmas Carol
Dec 18, 2025
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