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Recent Posts
- Psaltery & Lyre’s New Site
- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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books Archive
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Staff Stacks, Pt 1
What the writers of D&S are into now. -
A Chronology of Pop Culture Heroines
Part One, ages 6 to 18 -
Book Lover
I’m not afraid to admit it. I have a problem. I’m addicted to books. I thought I had kept it... -
When We Lived in Uncle’s Hat
When We Lived in Uncle’s Hat explores what makes a home or a family — the family goes through many... -
The Nursery Window
“Long ago,” he said, “I thought like you that my mother would always keep the window open for me, so... -
The Husband and Wife Summer Book Club
I’ve written in the past about how different our literary taste tends to be. We are reliable (and not always... -
Return and Report: The Murakami Edition
Four novels later, I find myself firmly in the critical admirers’ camp. -
3,218 Nights of Bedtime Stories
I stumbled across this sweet article about a dad who read to his daughter for 3,218 nights in a row.... -
Dignified
It’s obvious that female writers and male writers are equals and “greatness” is highly subjective so we don’t have to... -
SexRead
Since I pretty much like tackling any topic through reading, it should be no surprise that I like reading about... -
Book Worm Love
The books people love and the way they talk about them can be quite revealing about the way they view... -
I’m Not Fancy
; “At fifty, every man has the face he deserves. To erase the lines and change the contours of... -
Return and Report
Welcome to a new segment on Stacks where I give brief reports on what I’ve been reading or listening to... -
Forget the Rules
I am moving to a new house this week and I’ve had a surprisingly hard time adjusting to that fact.... -
Read More Adventurously
When was the last time you tried a book you expected to hate? -
Reading in the New Year
I still like to keep track of the end of year book lists because if, heaven forbid, I ever make... -
Banned
Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves. -
Seminal Works — Gilead
This meditative novel is an examination of faith, humanity and the unbearable beauty of everyday life; it is impossible to... -
A Man of Letters
Everything I have learned about God is written in a book. In fact, it’s difficult to imagine how my worldview... -
A Guide to Life
One day, when I was about nine-years-old and in this mode, I came across a book that would change my... -
Tasteless
I think I’ve started to lose my taste. For years, I’ve prided myself on having good taste in books. I... -
Stacks
There are stacks of books and CDs on almost every flat surface of my house. Next to my bed is...