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Notes from the CODEX IX International Biennial Book Art Fair & Symposium

I got to spend a day in the book heaven of CODEX in Oakland after a six year layoff due to the pandemic. It was good to be back and inspiring to see the fair get bigger and bigger. It … Continue reading

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Animal Farm by George Orwell; Published by the Arion Press

Now, why in the world was I looking for a happy ending to this book? Or even a happy(ish) ending? This is George Orwell of 1984 and I’m reading it in 2022.

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Journey Round my Room by Xavier de Maistre; Published by Arion Press

It’s been 100+ days since the “Stay at Home” order was issued for the state of California. While the state started rolling it back in stages a couple of weeks ago, our COVID cases are spiking and maybe we’ll be … Continue reading

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Reading Statistics for 2019

It’s time to review my reading for the last year and see how I did with respect to my goals of reading widely outside of the Western White Male Canon (WWMC). While reviewing some publishing statistics, I realized that the … Continue reading

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Pedro Parámo by Juan Rulfo; Published by Arion Press

I guess a book resonates with you if you have a dream about being in the town that is the setting of the book. A couple of days after my last reading of Pedro Páramo, I was in Comala, a … Continue reading

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Tartuffe, by Moliere; Published by the Arion Press

“To be flawlessly monstrous is, thank heaven, not easy.” “Life, happily, will not have it.” (Trigger warning: Politics…but, hey, it’s Moliere!)

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Women Writers in Fine Press, Revisited

A little over a year ago I wrote a post about women writers being represented in fine and private press offerings. And about my reading of women writers generally. That post can be reviewed here. I embarked on a year … Continue reading

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Poetry of Sappho; Published by the Arion Press

…“Whom again do I persuade to take you back into her love? Who, Sappho, is doing you wrong?” These lines from a poem of Sappho speak to us across the millennium. It’s been twenty-six centuries since this intriguing and unforgettable … Continue reading

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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Published by the Arion Press

The Age of Innocence seems an appropriate title to begin my first fine press review by a women writer in almost two years. Since I reviewed Rachel Carson’s Undersea published by the Nawakum Press, I’ve reviewed fifteen other books by … Continue reading

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Women Writers in Fine Press

I’m a feminist. And I try very hard to be a good one as well as a consistent ally to the women in my life and around me. I watch my male privilege closely but oft times one can’t help … Continue reading

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