Today’s Sunday Salon post will be short and sweet. Its topic is something that’s been bothering me just a little bit each time I update my Books page. Here’s the problem. A B C D E F G H _ J K L M N O P _ R S T _ _ W _ …
Category Archives: Weekly Features
My Week in Books: November 28-December 4
Welcome to my weekly Saturday feature here at Erin Reads, where I highlight new books that have entered my life, what I’ve been reading, and what’s happened on Erin Reads over the past week. New Acquisitions Today’s vlog: all the books I picked up during my trip home for Thanksgiving! Novels by Indian authors (I’m …
Sunday Salon: Welcoming December
I’m enjoying my last day at my parents’ house with my family today. I haven’t gotten much reading done; there has, instead, been much eating, watching football, and hanging out. It’s been wonderful! I’ve spent a little time over the past few days looking back over 2010. I’m on track this year to hit 100 …
My Week in Books: November 21-27
Welcome to my weekly Saturday feature here at Erin Reads, where I highlight new books that have entered my life, what I’ve been reading, and what’s happened on Erin Reads over the past week. New Acquisitions Last week I shared books I’d purchased; today I have some books to show you that I didn’t have …
Sunday Salon: Defining “Classic”
As I’ve mentioned in passing, I’m working on a reading project for myself for next year. I want it to focus on a certain sort of book which I have been calling “classics.” The problem I keep running into, though, is how, exactly, to define “classic.” I used to think of a classic as an …