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Shelf Control: The Hainish Novels and Stories

January 25, 2023January 21, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 9 Comments

This week I am featuring my Library of America edition of the Hanish novels and stories by Ursula K. LeGuin. These are LeGuin's major science fiction works, spanning the whole course of her long career, linked by the notion that different worlds were settled at some point by people from a planet named Hain. It's … Continue reading Shelf Control: The Hainish Novels and Stories

My Year in Fiction

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January 22, 2023January 15, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 5 Comments

I hope you'll continue to indulge me as I do more wrap-up posts, which are mostly for my own edification. Last year was the first time I assembled a post reviewing all my fiction reading for the year, and it was interesting to see what patterns emerged. I noted that there were a lot of … Continue reading My Year in Fiction

Around the World project update

photo of globe on wooden table
January 18, 2023January 19, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 18 Comments

I have not been good about posting my progress on this project, but I didn't read so many books for it in 2022, so it's simple enough to list them now. See the books I've read so far on the Around the World project page. In January I started out the year with the long, … Continue reading Around the World project update

Spiritual Memoir Challenge

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January 15, 2023January 21, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 18 Comments

Announcing a new reading challenge to help expand and diversify our inner world

Coming soon: Summer in Other Languages

May 7, 2021May 17, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 29 Comments

How can we travel the world in the time of a global pandemic? Through reading, of course! Last summer, I focused on reading books in other languages - and it was such a great experience, I wanted to do it again. And as with last time, I'd like to invite anyone who wants to join … Continue reading Coming soon: Summer in Other Languages

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