Nov
15
Here are the books, with some Commentary, that I’ve read and most admired in recent months, February 2025-October 2025. The books selected for commentary are those that especially impacted me and lifted me up in these contentious times.
How to Listen by Thich Nhat Hanh, meditation on listening
You Can’t Say Yo…
Jan
26
Here are the books, with Commentary that I’ve read and most admired in recent months, July 2024-January 2025. The commentary at the end of this post is “Inspiring Short Texts for Today’s Challenging Times.”
Lucky by Jane Smiley, fiction
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday, fiction
The Balancing Act: An Evidence-Based …
Jun
19
Here are the books, with Commentary that I’ve read and most admired in recent months, November 2023-June 2024. The commentary at the end of this post is “The Pleasure of Honoring and Rereading a Favorite Author.”
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunezi, fiction
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by He…
Nov
02
Here are the books I’ve read and most admired in recent months, March-October 2023. The Commentary at the end of the post is: "In Praise of Books, a Bookstore, and a Splendid Bookseller".
This Other Eden by Paul Harding, fiction
The Best of It. New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan, poems.
A Grief Observed by C.…
Mar
17
Here are the books, with Commentary, I’ve read and most admired in recent months, July 2022-February 2023. The Commentary at the end of this post is “Taking Action for Housing-Insecure Students.”
Hearts Touched With Fire: How Great Leaders Are Made by David Gergen, nonfiction,
Coventry by Rachel Cusk, es…