Charlottesville Words

Critical Mass reports on upcoming books from the London Book Fair: …a graze through the catalogs gives a somewhat advance glimpse at what’s definitely coming out here in London this fall, which is sort of useful since England’s publishing schedules tend to be a bit ahead of America’s — and they’re packed. Here’s what caught [...]

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Occasionally I will hear someone say, “I never read nonfiction.” This surprises me because nonfiction is usually so safe. You know what the subject matter of the book is when you pick it up. Even if the writing is poor, there’s a chance you will learn something. If the writing is poor and the content [...]

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Thank you Dominion Power, thank you Comcast, for giving me three days with nothing to do but read and knit, knit and read. In celebration, and to get back in the habit of moving my fingers over a keyboard, I give you this quote, perfect for those of us from the Dale Peck school of [...]

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