Five Books I Read and Loved in 2016

Five books that have become a part of me in 2016, along with a bit of explanation of how I found them: Behold the Dreamers, Dune, Things Fall Apart, Washington: A Life, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Fall Photos and Fabulous Fiction

This morning as I walked my usual path in our neighborhood—feet crunching on unraked leaves, eyes squinting into a strong early November sun, face soaking in unusual fall warmth—I listened to writer Karen Russell read and discuss Mavis Gallant’s New Yorker short story “From the Fifteenth District.” The New Yorker Fiction Podcast is one of my favorite …

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