reading roundup
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2021 in Books
Somehow, without really meaning to, I read 102 new books in 2021. (As always, I only count books in English that are new to me, so re-reads don’t count, my stumbling through children’s books in other languages doesn’t count, and I only count books I’ve finished. I have a very generous “if you truly hate… Continue reading
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On Artists With Opinions // The Sunday Reading Roundup [2.26.17]
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One of the things I most often have to defend (sometimes to others, and mostly to myself) is the relevancy of all my non-musical activities to classical music. And lately, as our current socio-political climate has gotten only more charged, I’ve seen an alarming rise in a certain sentiment towards non-political figures who choose to offer their… Continue reading
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The Sunday Reading Roundup [2.12.17]
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I haven’t done one of these in a while (almost a year, geez) so hang tight, there’s a lot of reading material here. In the interest of organization, these will be roughly grouped by theme. Obviously the groupings are roughly drawn, and there’s a lot of overlap; I recommend that you just read all of… Continue reading