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My year of reading

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

Here at The Longest Chapter, instead of calling out best books of 2019, I've gathered a more personal list.

A selection of new books

November 7, 2018November 28, 2018 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

Here are a few titles I’ve gathered from my ongoing hunt for good books, including novels to anticipate in 2019, more Lucia Berlin stories, and the 2017 Prix Goncourt winner.

My uneasy relationship with science fiction

March 23, 2016 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 4 Comments

Why did I pick up Charlie Jane Anders' new sci-fi fantasy "All the Birds in the Sky"? I'm as much into science fiction, let alone fantasy, as I am into jumping off a cliff into a shark pool. Here's what I think is going on.

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