24 Jul

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Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (10th Anniversary Edition) – A Personal Reflection When I first stumbled upon Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life by Dani Shapiro, I was drawn not just by the title, but by the promise of finding solace within its pages. As an aspiring writer, I often feel like I’m on a creative rollercoaster—ups of inspiration and downs of self-doubt. Shapiro, with her rich voice and insightful reflections, generously opens her own ride to us, inviting us...

21 May

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In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing by Elena Ferrante When I first stumbled upon In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing by Elena Ferrante, I felt an immediate spark of curiosity. Ferrante's novels have often enveloped me in their profound emotional truths, and the prospect of her wading into the complexities of writing and reading felt like stepping into an intimate conversation with a friend. The title itself, with its suggestion of thoughts hovering at the edges of our structured lives, resonated...