Thank you for the link to Maia's piece about book bans - I missed that Washington Post article. 60% of the 1000 book bans analyzed were submitted by 11 people?!?! Fires me up! I need to go hug some librarians!
Love the photo, and haven't read everything yet but enjoying Ms. Scottolini's bookshelves! By the way I arrange mine partly by what I can read before going to sleep (those are hard for me to find!) and what I can read at our dining room table (not too huge--it's a small table!) I try also to keep all books by one author together, and sometimes subjects, so there's a group on Paris cafes next to some on Paris history, and another group on music --biographies of composers mostly. I also have a group of books about cities, which I study and write about. (This is slightly off subject, but my husband gave me a lovely gift this year--a big wall calendar with wonderful photos of bookstores around the world.)
Heading to CA myself and hoping that weather forecast sticks! I could use some warmth and sun! My BA is in Comparative Literature and I always loved taking the literary criticism classes. One of the classes was focused on applying different literary criticism to films. It was one of the highlights of my college years.
Hey, Gayla, as always I appreciate all your Friday links! So many books, bookish folks and topics to explore! I've been reading too many depressing true-life memoirs. I think I need a good engrossing mystery, but right now I'm trying to catch up on a few films in advance of the Oscars. Afraid I'm just going to have to watch some of the contenders AFTER the event at this point.
Welcome to very sunny (finally!) Southern California. Our town, Manhattan Beach, has some excellent restaurant choices and a thriving bookstore, Pages, if you're in the area. I'd even meet you there, though it sounds like you may have a lot on your plate! Here's a link to Pages, just in case you want to check it out: https://www.pagesabookstore.com.
This is one of my favorite substack sites to visit. The only problem is that I come away with too many "must check this out" assignments, and I am drowning as it is. Just keep it up though. It's a treasure.
A feast! Thank you!
You’re coming to California!! Can I give you unsolicited food recommendations?!
Thanks so much for the shoutout, Gayla!!
Another great read.
Thank you for the link to Maia's piece about book bans - I missed that Washington Post article. 60% of the 1000 book bans analyzed were submitted by 11 people?!?! Fires me up! I need to go hug some librarians!
Love the photo, and haven't read everything yet but enjoying Ms. Scottolini's bookshelves! By the way I arrange mine partly by what I can read before going to sleep (those are hard for me to find!) and what I can read at our dining room table (not too huge--it's a small table!) I try also to keep all books by one author together, and sometimes subjects, so there's a group on Paris cafes next to some on Paris history, and another group on music --biographies of composers mostly. I also have a group of books about cities, which I study and write about. (This is slightly off subject, but my husband gave me a lovely gift this year--a big wall calendar with wonderful photos of bookstores around the world.)
Heading to CA myself and hoping that weather forecast sticks! I could use some warmth and sun! My BA is in Comparative Literature and I always loved taking the literary criticism classes. One of the classes was focused on applying different literary criticism to films. It was one of the highlights of my college years.
Added both Selling the Dream and How to Walk Into a Room to my toppling TBR!
Hey, Gayla, as always I appreciate all your Friday links! So many books, bookish folks and topics to explore! I've been reading too many depressing true-life memoirs. I think I need a good engrossing mystery, but right now I'm trying to catch up on a few films in advance of the Oscars. Afraid I'm just going to have to watch some of the contenders AFTER the event at this point.
Welcome to very sunny (finally!) Southern California. Our town, Manhattan Beach, has some excellent restaurant choices and a thriving bookstore, Pages, if you're in the area. I'd even meet you there, though it sounds like you may have a lot on your plate! Here's a link to Pages, just in case you want to check it out: https://www.pagesabookstore.com.
This is one of my favorite substack sites to visit. The only problem is that I come away with too many "must check this out" assignments, and I am drowning as it is. Just keep it up though. It's a treasure.
Have a great Tax Deadline trip! 😁 glad we are finally getting some nice weather for you (I live about an hour south of where you’ll be).
I just finished The Storied Life of AJ Fickery and really enjoyed it. I don’t remember if you recommended this to me or someone else did 😁