How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind Regan Penaluna “Not to be confused with the male gaze, which objectifies women’s bodies, the male glance does the opposite to women’s creative work: it barely gives it a second look. Those under its spell…
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What I read: July 2026
July was tough. My reading didn’t really suffer, but I didn’t have the mental space to think through reviews. This month is also unique because every book came from the library. I’m so glad to have access to this precious public resource. Relic Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child “Then he noticed that the rain forest,…
What I read: April 2026
Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed JaneDevoney Looser “We must shed for good the old, tired stereotypes of safety and simplicity that still cling to Austen. We can, and should, continue to investigate new and better avenues through which to grasp her powers as a writer—and her power over us.” History’s portrait of…
What I read: March 2026
The ResurrectionistA. Rae Dunlap “To unlock the mysteries of the human form was to behold God’s masterpiece firsthand, and that is what sparked the fire within me for the very first time.” Oxford dropout James Willoughby has followed his true calling all the way to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is determined to study with the…
What I read: February 2026
The White LadyJacqueline Winspear “She enjoyed this benign memory; there were other strands of reflection reaching back over the years that were akin to electric cables, able to shock if touched. Those hot wires of remembrance were all around her.” Although bombs have stopped falling and soldiers have returned home, the war will never be…