Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire’s Wife, and the Murder of the CenturyRoseanne Montillo “And the violence that caused the death of Billy Woodward would, as recounted by Truman Capote in 1975, incite fresh violence that would ultimately destroy them both.” When wealthy socialite Ann Woodward shoots her husband Billy in 1955, New York society…
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What I read: December 2023
The QuickLauren OwenFiction, hardback, library book “There were owls in the nursery when James was a boy.” When James Norbury moves to London after his graduation from Oxford, he tells his sister Charlotte that it’s with the intention of becoming a writer. Soon, however, he finds himself pulled away from his efforts by a charming…
What I read: November 2023
CackleRachel HarrisonFiction, hardback, library book “It’s astonishing what you’ll accept when you want love. When you need it. You’ll welcome it in any form, from anyone, anything, regardless of circumstance, however peculiar. However fantastical.” Like every other 30-something New Yorker recently dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie is looking for a fresh start. Her new…
What I read: October 2023
What Color is Your Parachute?Richard N. BollesNon-fiction, hardback, library book “Always define WHAT you want to do with your life and WHAT you have to offer to the world, in terms of your favorite talents/gifts/skills-not in terms of a job-title.” Finding a job is hard — finding yourself is even harder. First printed in 1970…
What I read: August 2023
EnchiridionEpictetusNon-fiction, paperback “Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.” If Seneca’s writings (see below) are…