I had Rebecca Mead’s book “somewhere” for many years too (“out” somewhere to catch my eye , off the M shelf) and when I finally stumbled upon it I enjoyed it immensely! Now to reread Middlemarch itsel

David, if you loved Middlemarch,you’ve got to read Rebecca Mead’s My Life in Middlemarch! I gave my bf a set of 5 or 6 George Eliot dvds for Xmas. We watched Silas Marner tonight, with Ben Kingsley as

All the King’s Men should have been higher than #38.

Yup!

I read it slowly over many months but enjoyed it thoroughly.

Isn’t it great!?

Am I Alone Here?: Notes on living to read and reading to live - Peter Orner 10/10 Highly recommended! I’m going to read all he’s written. Did read his Esther Stories. My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca

The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen

Is it mainly her articles from The NYer, or are they different?

I enjoy her pieces in the NewYorker.

I voted for The Invention of Nature, even though I read it a couple of years ago. Also loved Fermat, Entangled, Underland, Promised Land, and 10 Lessons.

#poll-notice

Happy Holidays All🎶🎉🎉

Fröliche Weinachten all!

The Swerve was great and I love anything by Simon Winchester, saw him read live once, back inthe good old days…

I read it (and loved it) too.

I thought Iwould LOVE the Anthony Powell series, but got bored with the first book. One never knows, do one🤓

Will do - eventually🤓

Opinion | Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/opinion/great-books-socrates.html

https://youtu.be/QYK6XpX67UY Found it. Thanks, Jim!

Jim, where did you find Love in a Cold Climate?? Our library’s copy is apparently damaged.