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The Abstinence Teacher  by Tom Perrotta (probably better known for  Little Children  and The Leftovers ) The Sense of an Ending  by Julian...

What do Shakespeare and bad vampire fiction have in common? This is quite good. Note to future me: share it with my students!

The Patience Problem: http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/the-patience-problem/34818 Get Naked and Take a Nap:  http://www.upworthy.com/ge...

I've been using a variety of methods to track my reading habits: this blog, Amazon wish lists (really more helpful for the "to-read...

Just started reading Jonathan Tropper's This is Where I Leave You  (2009). I'm on Chapter 3 and already it's so full of brillian...

So far, this year, I've read: 1. The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2. Wildwood  by Colin Meloy 3. In the Woods...

Obviously, due to the drop-off in number of items added to the list and of postings posted over the last three months, life has been busy. T...