Frances Evangelista

County Chronicle by Angela Thirkell

There are a lot of things I should do today. But I’ve decided not to do them. Getting cozy with this one instead.

Getting very close to goal. Be the Giono lover you want to see more of in your life!

Over on Reddit, there is a post that's basically "I keep reading Scalzi and I keep not liking what he writes, why do I do this to myself" and my answer to this is, dude, I don't know but you have my permission to stop, life is short and there are many authors, find one whose work you can love

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Interview with an Editor: Allison Miriam Woodnutt at Smith & Taylor Classics - Chicago Review of Books Our interview with Allison Miriam Woodnutt at Smith & Taylor Classics.

"We’re following our hearts and minds...finding a balance so we don’t inadvertently publish titles that are too similar.”

Out now: @rachellayown.bsky.social's interview with @allisonwoodnutt.bsky.social of Smith & Taylor Classics at @unnamedpress.bsky.social.
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Wow. That sucks.

I adopted a capybara. A student suggested that it can be my emotional support capybara. As he leaned across me for another handful of Halloween candy. 🎃

Halloween storytime all day on repeat. Throw in a lot of candy. Happy Halloween (aka theatre kid Christmas) to all who celebrate!! 👻 🎃

My morning commute soundtrack today! Everybody scream!

upcoming books in English translation I found online

Look, Sylvia Townsend Warner is amazing. Don't sleep on this, or on Lolly Willowes which is very seasonally appropriate!

The Corner That Held Them is a wonderful, mesmerizing book. My second-favorite novel about a convent.

Through the mail slot today. Four from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social plus print copy of a regular read. I’m moving away from as many digital subscriptions.

Fund a reprint of Giono's The Serpent of Stars by Archipelago Books. @archipelagobooks.bsky.social secure.givelively.org/donate/archi...

In this on-the-go episode, @mookse.bsky.social and I take the podcast out for a walk. Trevor reflects on how he's lost 40 pounds and discovered ways to bring books into every part of his daily rhythm. From audiobooks on walks to reading as recovery, we explore making reading a full-body experience.

Your turn! Post 4 female characters you love.

Dropped some books off at Second Story. And there they were.

Eric, did Faber put them all out individually too like my copy here? I like the look of this one.

This is all so interesting to me.

Looking for them now then…

Wishing you both well!

Found today. Family History by Vita Sackville-West and Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon.

BOOK REVIEW“They—all of us—are way behind, stuck in the old, familiar, small ways of thinking and unable to grasp the vast changes going on around us. ”**"How the Sea Might Speak: On Eva Meijer’s 'Sea Now'"**by Rebecca Hussey. Image: Book cover, drawing of cow on top of rock on water.

“SEA NOW is one of several novels that ask how humans live in an apocalypse that isn’t impending but has actually arrived.” Read Rebecca Hussey on Eva Meijer’s SEA NOW (tr. Anne Thompson Melo): buff.ly/ZtpAsrS
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Bonus Episode 4: Dorian Stuber and Rohan Maitzen Discuss Vanity Fair Welcome to One Bright Book! Rebecca and Frances move out of the picture for this bonus episode where Dorian gets a chance to finally discuss VANITY FAIR by William Makepeace Thackeray with his one …

On a Very Special Episode of @onebrightbook.bsky.social I’m joined by @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social to talk about William Makepeace Thackeray’s wonderful VANITY FAIR

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How the Sea Might Speak: On Eva Meijer’s Sea Now - Words Without Borders Sea Now hints "at mysteries that humans can sense but never penetrate," writes critic Rebecca Hussey.

My review of SEA, NOW is up at @wwborders.bsky.social wordswithoutborders.org/book-reviews...

An Investigation into the Nature of Fiction and Reality Loredana Polezzi reviews Daniele Del Giudice's book "A Fictional Journey" (Lo stadio di Wimbledon), translated from Italian by Anne Milano Appel.

A FICTIONAL INQUIRY—"an investigation into the nature of fiction itself and its entanglements with reality"—praised in Reading in Translation. "You must prepare for . . . sudden
epiphanies and equally unexpected silences,for precise, diamond-sharp images."

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Saw it in 35mm tonight. So worth it to enjoy it in this format, on a big screen, with a very large and appreciative audience. Gorgeous.

Thinking about teaching informational writing to kids in a week or so. How they are often led away from well-intentioned anchor charts or organizers to write what is creative fiction. Then I pulled this out and started rereading. And now I’m no longer planning. Thinking of so many other things.

Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.

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One must laugh. Sometimes.