I came across this header image and quote when looking for something entirely different.  But, I can’t believe I haven’t dug into Edmund Wilson before this – he proposed marriage to Anaïs Nin by criticizing her surrealism and promising to … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  world literature.  In an effort to incorporate more diversity, we’re going back … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  what search led to a weird or unexpected book find?  Most of … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  in honor of some recent country-specific holidays, what books capture a truth … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  overshadowed.  Which books, characters, or writers have been overshadowed?  Is a book’s … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  deal breakers.  Are there plot points, or character aspects, or subject matter … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  the definition of insanity.  Have you tried multiple times to read the … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  Are there books that have to be read in a certain order … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  In a spin on the semi-regular topic of adaptations, construct your own … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  Are there books where it’s essential to know a particular culture or … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  Are there writers whose output you’ll read, no matter what?  Bad reviews, … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  innovators.  Which writers or books transformed the possibilities of fiction or non-fiction?  … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  world literature.  In an effort to incorporate more diversity, we’re going back … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  better read at a different age.  Are there books you read as … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  celebrities who write.  I was thinking of trying one of David Duchovny’s … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  waiting is the hardest part.  Are you still waiting for George R.R. … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  when good gimmicks go bad.  It’s happened to all of us – … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  In honor of the world’s worst holiday, what are some of your … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  books you read in middle or high school.  What were the reading … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  local favorites.  What are some of your favorite books about your own … Continue reading The Book Nook

Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism.  This week’s recommended discussion:  audiobooks.  I can’t focus on audiobooks, and I envy folks who can … Continue reading The Book Nook