Short Stories We Read: Science Fiction
I am a science fiction fan. So much so, that my love of the genre is one of my go-to “fun facts” whenever I introduce myself. I have short stories … Read More
Staff Picks
Staff Picks: Absolutely on Music
After reading more than half of Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa, by Haruki Murakami, I realized that the title is a pun. In classical music, some pieces have … Read More
How We Read: De-Stressing
The Books We Read Blog is conducting a series of interviews with contributors and friends of the blog to get a snapshot of our reading habits: the things we like … Read More
Staff Picks: Circe by Madeline Miller
I’ve had an interest in Greek mythology going back to middle school, when we had a unit on the subject in our English class. Around the same time, I read … Read More
How We Read: The Eclectic Reader
The Books We Read Blog is conducting a series of interviews with contributors and friends of the blog to get a snapshot of our reading habits: the things we like … Read More
Arms and Muses: Poets from Ukraine
The previous post introduced a volume of Ukrainian poetry entitled Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine published before the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine. Who are these poets? Let … Read More
Arms and Muses: Poems from Ukraine
“When arms speak, muses are silent” is the English paraphrase for an aphorism attributed to Cicero, albeit with a slightly different word order. Inter arma enim silent lēgēs is Latin for, … Read More
Reading About Climate Change
The issue of climate change has unfortunately become an integral part of our daily lives. It is impossible to get through a day without seeing something climate-related in the news, … Read More
Staff Picks: Encyclopedia Titanica
Rabbit holes are curious things. One moment you click on an article that a social media algorithm tossed onto your feed based on your likes, clicks, and general activity, and … Read More
Staff Picks: One Woman in the War
WARNING: This post contains graphic content dealing with sexual assault and war crimes against civilians. “You can’t possibly think anyone would publish a story with the slightest hint that the … Read More