Reading Freely

Pursuing the flourishing life and human liberty through literature.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Dubh-Linn

Dubh-Linn: A Novel of Viking-Age Ireland © 2014 James Nelson 326 pages All Thorgrim Nightwolf wanted was to go home.But the gods ...

Shots from Alabama hill country

My return from New Mexico has left me feeling slightly guilty that there's so much of Alabama I haven't seen. To start setting thi...

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Immoderate Literati

This is a screencap I took back in May, something I spotted while reading reviews of Wilbur Smith's River Gods . At least no one ...

Friday, October 28, 2016

Week of Enchantment: Santa Fe, the City Beautiful

I headed for Santa Fe in the early dawn, driving even as the sun rose. I'd been assured that the capital's traffic was nothing...

Jasmine and Stars

Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran © 2007 Fatemeh Keshavarz 180 pgs Fatemeh Keshavarz's Jasmine and Stars: Re...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Week of Enchantment: The Garden of Eden is Missing its Critters

From here I moved to the attached Gardens, one of the most beautiful, romantic, and sometimes weirdest spots in New Mexico. Beauty fi...

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Stephen: A young fogey at work in a small-town library, enjoying the good life of a historic community.

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