And favorite sentence and paragraph of the year — My favorite essays of the year will take you all over the world—Antarctica, Somalia, Rikers prison in New York, Afghanistan, West Africa, and more—and touch vast topics—our climate, grief, childbirth at 45, abuse, love, and identity. Favorite Essays I Read in 2023 Favorite Sentence of the …
Month: December 2023
My 5 Favorite Short Story Collections I Read in 2023
And honorable mentions. I don’t remember when I read Lauren Groff’s short story collections—Delicate Edible Birds and Florida—but once I did I couldn’t stop, I didn’t want to stop, I wished I had all the time in the world to read the stories again. That never happened to me before. Now, writing short stories—especially stories where my …
You Will Bear This Pain Long After You’re Gone and 100 Notable Books for 2023
Curated links. Favorite Essays I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Short Story I Read in the Past Two Weeks: Favorite Sentence I Read in the Past Two Weeks: “I feel successful when I have gap in my day to read a novel, slowly.” Emma Gannon, A year of change Favorite Paragraph I Read in …