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The cat with a hundred names

Every box of books that comes into this house must pass inspection. It’s not dramatic. It’s hardly noticeable to anyone else. But to me, it feels like a quiet hinge...

Still no great novels about cheese

G. K. Chesterton once mused that “the poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”No odes to brie. No tragic sonnets about cheddar. Literature it seems has its...

When a writer stops writing

Jeffrey Archer announced last week that his next novel, Adam and Eve, will be his last. After fifty years, dozens of books, and hundreds of millions of copies sold, it’s the...

I ran into Odysseus in Checkers the other day...

I ran into Odysseus in Checkers the other day...He was in the olive oil aisle, which felt appropriate. I could see he had been there long enough that the journey...

What's the first book you are reading in 2026?

Hello Reader, "For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice." – T.S. Eliot I love this line because it feels like a map...

Thank you for a beautiful year of stories. Happ...

It’s hard to believe, but we’re less than a week away from Christmas. I just wanted to pop into your inbox to say thank you, really, for the support this...