Reading Diaries #4
(Oct 24, 2024) Elizabeth and her German Garden, by Elizabeth von Arnim (1898) A charming book about a woman and her garden. The woman in...
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the neighbourhood bookstore
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Oct 9
84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff
This is a book about books, and about the best there is of this genre. A collection of letters written over a period of twenty years,...
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Sep 20
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, by Anne Fadiman
This is one of our all time favourite books about books, and so we're a bit surprised it took us so long to get it on the blog. Ex Libris...
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Sep 18
On Gardening...
A look at some of the books we recommend on the subject of gardens and gardening...
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Sep 14
Tolkien and the wonderful world of Middle Earth
While the Lord of the Rings is the most popular of Tolkien’s works, this is a book he never intended to write. He was first and always a...
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Aug 24
2001: A Space Odyssey - A Cultural Touchstone
Every once in a while, a book or a movie comes along that defines an era, and makes a mark on our collective psyche. 2001: A Space Odyssey...
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Aug 8
Food writing: A few recent favourites
Food writing is a broad term that includes cook books, restaurant reviews, memoirs about growing up in a particular culture with food...
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Jul 23
Cooked, by Michael Pollan
Food writing is one of our favourite genres here at Luna, and few writers today, are as good at it, as Michael Pollan. He’s written...
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Jul 19
The Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
The origins of the environmental movement go back to the 1960s. One of the pivotal books written at this time was Silent Spring by Rachel...
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Jul 19
Every Good Boy Does Fine, by Jeremy Denk
Denk’s memoir, Every Good Boy Does Fine, is about his early life and influences, his journey as a musician, the perceptive teachings of...
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