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Recommended books: winter 2023

Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for Christmas reading or gift-giving? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year. I aim to read at least 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the titles

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Recommended books: summer 2023

Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.  I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, twice a

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Recommended books: winter 2022

Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for Christmas reading or gift-giving? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year. I aim to read at least 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of

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Recommended books: summer 2022

Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.  I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, twice

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50 best memoirs

50 best memoirs from the last 25 years

Reading time: About 8 minutes (you can scan much faster, though) This list of the 50 best memoirs I’ve read over the last several decades might help you become a fan of the interesting and often sophisticated genre.  My reading tends to fall upon fairly predictable lines: literary fiction (with the

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recommended books 2021

Recommended books: winter 2021

Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for Christmas gifts or winter reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.  For the first time in more than 20 years, I’ve been unable to read 52 books this year. I’ve been busy helping

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Recommended books: summer 2021

Reading time: About 5 mins. Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.  I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, in early

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Recommended books: winter 2020

Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for Christmas gifts or wintertime reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.  I aim to read at least 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names

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Recommended books: Summer 2020

Reading time: About 6 minutes (but very scannable) Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for

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novels to read during the pandemic

52 novels to read during the pandemic

Reading time: 11 minutes (but easily skimmable) When I was a child I learned that I could make time pass more quickly by reading. Here are more than 52 novels to read during the pandemic… I’ve kept a book diary for the last 25 years. The list comes in handy

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books that changed my life

10 books that changed my life

Reading time: About 5 minutes Have you ever read a book that had an all-out-of-proportion impact on you? Today’s post gives you 10 books that changed my life. The New York Times last week ran an article under the headline “the book that changed my life.” The paper had asked

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recommended books

Recommended books: Christmas 2019

Reading time: Just over 5 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for holiday reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for

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Recommended books: Summer 2019

Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, in

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Recommended books: Christmas 2018

Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for holiday reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, in November

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Recommended books: Summer 2018

Reading time: Less than 5 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, in

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Recommended books: Christmas 2017

Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for holiday reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, in

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Recommended books: Summer 2017

Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, in June

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Recommended books: Winter 2016

Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time Christmas gift-giving? Here’s my semi-annual roundup — this time of books I’ve read since June.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post the names of them for you, twice a year.

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Recommended books: summer 2016

Reading time: About 5 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read so far this year.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for

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Recommended books: winter 2015

Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time Christmas gift-giving? Here’s my semi-annual roundup — this time of books I’ve read since June.   I aim to read 52 books every 12 months and my habit is to post the names of them for you, twice a

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Recommended books: summer 2015

Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer holidays? Here’s my roundup based on my reading so far this year.  I aim to read 52 books every year and my habit is to post the names of them for you, twice a year. I

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Recommended books: Christmas 2014

Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for some book suggestions in time for Christmas? Here’s my roundup based on my reading so far this year.  My habit is to post for you the names of  all the books I’ve read, twice a year. Last July, I told you about the

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Recommended books: Summer 2014

Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for summer book suggestions? I’m on track for reaching my year-end goal of reading 52 books and here is my semi-annual accounting that may give you some reading ideas of your own. My habit is to post for you the names of ALL the

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Recommended books: Christmas 2013

Looking for some book suggestions in time for Christmas? Here’s my roundup based on my reading so far this year.  My habit is to post for you the names of  all the books I’ve read, twice a year. Last June, I told you about the 27 titles I’d read by

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Recommended books: Summer 2013

Word count: 786 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for some summer book suggestions? I’m on track for reaching my year-end goal of reading 52 books and here is my semi-annual accounting that may give you some of your own reading ideas. My habit is to post for you

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Recommended books: Christmas 2012

Word count: 794 words Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Looking for some book suggestions in time for Christmas? I’ve just reached my goal to read 52 books this year. (For more book suggestions, be sure to check out my list from June, as well.) My habit is to post

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book suggestions

Recommended books: Summer 2012

Word count: 733 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for some book suggestions? I’m on track for reaching my year-end goal of reading 52 books and here is my semi-annual accounting.  My habit is to post for you the names of ALL the books I’ve read, twice a year

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gifts for writers

Recommended books: Christmas 2011

Word count: 575 words Reading time: Just over 2 minutes Looking for a gift? Wanting some interesting reading for yourself over the holidays? Here are 21 books for you to consider…. I made it, just in time! Last week I finally achieved my annual goal of reading 52 books this

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summer reading

Recommended books: Summer 2011

Word count: 783 words Reading time: About 3 minutes If you’re looking for holiday reading, here is part one of my annual book list! I always set myself an annual target of reading at least 52 books and when I hit my total in 2010 (last November) I published a summary.

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best books

Recommended books: Year of 2010

Word count: 985 words Reading time: About 4 minutes When I say “best books of 2010” I mean the best books I read in 2010. Some were written this year, others long ago. Read on to learn more…. Last week, I reached my reading goal for 2010. I finished 52

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