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Quarryntine Reading: Eating Stone by Ellen Meloy
Books quarried from my own bookshelves build a stable “quarryntine reading list.” Continue reading Quarryntine Reading: Eating Stone by Ellen Meloy
Imagined Life by Trefil & Summers
Among travel books, what makes a masterpiece? Sure, we love the writer who describes a location or culture in stunning, heart-flipping prose. But what debt of thanks and praise do we owe the yarner who completely transports us to places … Continue reading Imagined Life by Trefil & Summers
Lakpa’s Lucky Day
“It must have been my lucky day,” Lakpa Sherpa says, encapsulating the miracle his family performed to secure his exit from Nepal during its recent, bloody civil war. Beginning in the mid-1990s, a Maoist communist insurgency faction fought to topple … Continue reading Lakpa’s Lucky Day
The Secret Wisdom of Nature by Peter Wohlleben
I’d love to recommend this book to all the world’s would-be Greta Thunbergs and passionate climate change fighters; however, I’ll most likely recommend it to writing coaches who are passionate about fighting writing change. Continue reading The Secret Wisdom of Nature by Peter Wohlleben
P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter
Repeat after me: W is for wren. M is for mnemonic. D is for Djibouti. This book is the worst alphabet book EVER…and it’s proud of it! Haldar, Raj and Chris Carpenter. P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book … Continue reading P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter
