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One of the most comforting sounds to me is the iconic dun-dun sound at the beginning of a Law and order episode. In fact, this sound so comforts me that reruns of Law and order are the only television I want to watch when I am at home sick...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—book list season!

I’ve been spending the past several weeks preparing for a Books Sandwiched In presentation on Marilynne Robinson.

This may be difficult for a nonfiction purist to hear, but I may have learned more about past events and figures through fiction than from any history…

If you’re not watching Ted Lasso, I’m not sure how you’re making it these days. For those unfamiliar, Jason Sudeikis plays the title character—a college…

There’s always a strange tension I experience when perusing book lists, and you know how much I adore a good book list. Forthcoming title lists are so…

The heat index may be 105, and I may always smell like a combination of SPF 50 sunscreen, Deep Woods Off, and perspiration, but there’s still something…

Read what you want.Never apologize for your reading taste.Every book its reader; every reader her book.These are cornerstone principles of readers’…

As more and more friends and family join the ranks of the fully-vaccinated, I’m filled with so much gratitude. And also . . . a little anxiety. I’m not…

During our recent arctic blast, robins appeared everywhere.It seemed odd to spot a harbinger of spring in below-zero temperatures, so I looked into why I…