Thoughts
I write a lot. Essays. Articles. Blog posts. All of them sharing what I’m thinking about. Maybe you think about these things, too.
Is Technology Leaving Readers Behind?
As writers, one of our obligations, I think, is to be the vehicle that enables readers to ask these questions in a safe fictional space. Raising the questions in fiction doesn’t make them any less real, or any less urgent, or any less difficult, but it serves the same function as fairytales and horror stories, the option of experiencing fears without also experiencing immediate and life-threatening danger.
A Tour of My Life via Books
Jeannette de Beauvoir answers questions about her own reading preferences and habits.
What's on YOUR bookshelf?
A well-stocked bookshelf has become the essential videoconferencing prop. Who among us hasn’t scanned the titles of books used in background shots?
Why Reading in a Pandemic Is Life Itself
Which is why reading now, and continuing to read, is a radical act. It means caring about other people.