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Top Twelve Books of 2019
No, that’s not a typo. I know this cusp-of-the-new-year timeframe is a popular time to spotlight favorites and best of’s and top tens from the year about to pass, but I’m in the mood to look forward, not back. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jasanoff, Amy E. Weldon, Andrew Shtulman, C.M. Mayo, Coyote America, Dan Flores, Dave Eggers, Jennifer Case, Known and Strange Things, Maryanne Wolf, Ordinary Light, Reader Come Home, Robert Michael Pyle, Sawbill, Scienceblind, Susan Orlean, Teju Cole, The Biological Mind, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, The Library Book, The Writer's Eye, Tracy K. Smith, What is the What, Where Bigfoot Walks
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“First Signs,” and an Opportunity
“Spring arrives in the high country differently than in other places. Where the land has a strong vertical dimension, the change of seasons is bound to elevation, not distance from the equator. Shades of green swirl up the flanks of … Continue reading
Best Tip for Getting Out of Your Head
After weeks of grinding away on a recalcitrant chapter for my book project, I am dazed, cranky, frustrated, and thoroughly sick of being in the same room with myself. Deciding that it’s time to get out of my own head, … Continue reading
Colorado Book Festival
If you’re in the Denver area, don’t miss the Colorado Book Festival on Saturday. This free event runs from 10:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., March 3, at the Denver Public Library. Peter Heller and Patricia Limerick will deliver keynotes and … Continue reading
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