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In WAYR? , I note what I’m reading and comment...you note what you are reading and comment. Occasionally, I may add a section or a link related to books…
I am finished reading:
On Writing: A ...
by Chitown Kev
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Hat tip to novapsyche for bringing this paper to my attention: In “Why Inspiring Stories Make Us React: The Neuroscience of Narrative,” Paul Zak explained that “compelling narratives cause oxytocin release”—the “love” or bonding hormone—“and have the...
by strawbale
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Welcome to Bookchat! Where you can talk about anything; books, plays, essays, and audio books. You don’t have to be reading a book to come in, sit down, and chat with us.
You may have heard about ...
by anotherdemocrat
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The Booker Prize this year was awarded to Paul Lynch's Prophet Song , a dystopian novel that has not yet been published in the States. Dark novels are important, especially when it comes to ...
by bookgirl
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LGBTQ Literature is a � Readers and Book Lovers � series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From ...
by Chrislove
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I dug deep into this year’s school board elections to find just how Moms for Liberty and other far-right lunatics fell flat on their faces. This story really epitomizes what happened — it wasn’t just right-wing failure, it was the hard work and...
by Blue Tuesday
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As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, ...
by FloridaSNDad
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In WAYR?, I note what I’m reading and comment...you note what you are reading and comment. Occasionally, I may add a section or a link related to books… I am reading: The Assault on Reason by Al Gore On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King...
by Chitown Kev
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This is a week of turkey and football, complicated histories and NaNo. In my case, it is also a week of car trouble, account lockouts, and absolutely amazing strawberry jam. So, deep apologies for ...
by NoBlinkers
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Faulkner, Robert Penn Warren, Flannery O'Connor, James Dickey, Tennessee Williams, James Agee, Eudora Welty, Jesmyn Ward, Bobbie Ann Mason -- even a child of the Pacific Northwest like myself knows ...
by bookgirl
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