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Ramon Casas: La modernidad anhelada by Ignasi Domènech i Vives My rating: 5 of 5 stars This catalog (in Spanish) covers an exhibit at Museu de Maricel, Sitges (and later Madrid and Palma) of over 200 pieces of art commemorating … Continued
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Between the World and Me” was a quick read; not for its brevity or Ta-Nehisi Coates’s masterful economy of words, but because I couldn’t put it … Continued
A friend, who had been cleaning out old boxes in her parents’ house, came across this photograph of her great-grandfather’s former home, dated 1929. She rushed over to show it to me, asking if I could guess which house it … Continued
A Pride of Place: Rural Residences of Fauquier County, Virginia by Kimberly Prothro Williams My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book offers a good overview of Fauquier County historic homes and their architectural history. It is well-researched and laid … Continued
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Lovely Story of Stories I really enjoyed this book. Set primarily in the comfort of a cozy bookstore on a New England island, the … Continued
A Sacred Circle: The Dilemma of the Intellectual in the Old South, 1840-1860 by Drew Gilpin Faust My rating: 4 of 5 stars I chose to read A Sacred Circle: The Dilemma of the Intellectual in the Old South 1840-1860 … Continued
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide by Christina M. Nielsen My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide, is more than just a museum guide. It offers an objective yet insightful overview of the … Continued
A Museum of One’s Own: Private Collecting, Public Gift by Anne Higonnet My rating: 4 of 5 stars The hardcover version of A Museum of One’s Own, published in 2009, is beautifully designed and illustrated with many photographs of the … Continued
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is not just another book about writing. The author, Natalie Goldberg, shares brilliant insights designed to help the reader approach their work … Continued
Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past by William Zinsser My rating: 5 of 5 stars What I thought would be an instruction manual on how to write memoirs turned out to be a moving memoir about the … Continued
