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George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss

May 21, 2024

I finally read George Eliot’s 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss!

Thomas McGuane: “Thataway”

May 20, 2024

This week’s New Yorker story is Thomas McGuane’s “Thataway.”

Alice Munro: “Illinois”

May 17, 2024

Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “Illinois,” from The View from Castle Rock.

Willa Cather: O Pioneers!

May 15, 2024

I reread Willa Cather’s 1913 novel, O Pioneers!, and I liked it even more this time around, though it’s still elusive!

In Memoriam: Alice Munro

May 14, 2024

Alice Munro has passed away at the age of 92. What a special body of work she has given us.

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