Books
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We are all Laurie
You are not Jo. You are not Amy. We are all Laurie—standing outside in the snow, watching the glittering lights of the March household in the night.
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A dream of glass castles: Reflecting on Jeannette Walls’ novel
The first time I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, I hated it. A memoir about a family—dysfunctional, charismatic, poverty-stricken, and painfully stunning—The Glass Castle painted a picture that I could not…
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Immortality is so last century
I have mixed feelings about stories that pit traditional books vs. modern technology. I grew up in the Silicon Valley—Apple headquarters just a jog from my childhood home, dad’s work at Google, friends…
