Monthly Archives: October 2017

Talking About Books . . .

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

The list of the 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Grant winners has been released, and, as usual, the list is quite diverse.  Also, as usual, I am reminded of how unlikely it is that John D. MacArthur would be the person whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Leave a comment

Quotes of Note

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

“Miss Brodie was easily the equal of both sisters together, she was the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle and they were only the squares on the other two sides.” – Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Quotes of Note | Leave a comment