Category Archives: On Books

From the Books: “Make the Bread, Buy the Butter” (a repost)

Posted on September 1, 2023 by ksedinger

From the archives: I don’t own this book yet. But I’ve had it checked out of the library a majority of the weeks it’s been in the collection, which means that it’s well past time for me to get off … Continue reading →

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“It isn’t fair, it isn’t right” (From the Books)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by ksedinger

A literary anniversary went by last week, and I do want to mark its passing: on June 26, 1948, seventy-five years ago, The New Yorker published a new story by author Shirley Jackson. By this time Jackson was an established writer, … Continue reading →

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“Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go….”

Posted on May 8, 2023 by ksedinger

Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe. Rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tall tree, I will lie, And let … Continue reading →

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From the Books, for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2023 by ksedinger

This is a repost from a couple of years ago. I chose to repost this, about a book by astronomer Sara Seager, because it has lodged in my brain since I read it. I generally try to avoid reading grief … Continue reading →

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From the Books: NO NAME IN THE STREET, James Baldwin

Posted on February 1, 2023 by ksedinger

I have just finished reading James Baldwin’s powerful essay-book No Name in the Street, in which Baldwin describes his early life and his encounters later with many figures, some seminal and some less-so, and how he relates all of this to … Continue reading →

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From the Books: THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS

Posted on December 26, 2022 by ksedinger

I’m currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic sci-fi novel The Left Hand of Darkness, and while I rarely quote books while I’m reading them, this one passage hit me between the eyes. The story involves a planet that’s divided into … Continue reading →

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From the Books: SEAMANSHIP, by Adam Nicolson

Posted on October 23, 2022 by ksedinger

Subtitled A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles, Adam Nicolson’s book Seamanship relates the story of how Nicolson, in a moment that might be consdiered a mid-life crisis, decided to acquire a yacht and sail from Cornwall to the west … Continue reading →

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EA Poe, Nature Writer

Posted on October 17, 2022 by ksedinger

I woke up early yesterday morning–quite early, in fact, well before sunrise and well well well before I had any intention of getting out of bed–so I reached for my Kindle and looked for something to read. I landed on a short … Continue reading →

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A lovely haul

Posted on October 5, 2022 by ksedinger

One thing I forgot to mention the other day (aside from citing a visit to a specific Barnes&Noble) is that a big part of our Ithaca vacation each year is a book binge. I save up for quite a while … Continue reading →

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“Can you love someone you don’t remember?” (A book review)

Posted on September 25, 2022 by ksedinger

How can love persist in a world without memory? That’s the question posed by author Sarina Dahlan in her debut novel, Reset. A while back I received an advance copy of a this novel, and I’m happy to report that it’s … Continue reading →

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