The ambitious holiday reading list
Reading:
The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing, by Richard Hugo
Shopgirl, by Steve Martin
Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, by Daniel L. Migliore
Radical Orthodoxy and the Reformed Tradition: Creation, Covenant, and Participation, James K.A. Smith and James H. Olthuis, editors
Macbeth, by Shakespeare
Critical Theory: A User-Friendly Guide, by Lois Tyson
Reading the Written Image: Verbal Play, Interpretation, and the Roots of Iconophobia, by Christopher Collins
Finishing or Continuing:
The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 1, Lee Gutkind, editor
The Optimist: Poems, by Joshua Mehigan
The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis, which I've been reading with the kids
Tree of Heaven: Poems, by Jim McKean, who was my thesis adviser
Air Guitar: Essays on Art and Democracy, by Dave Hickey
A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction, by Ron Hansen
Examining:
Imaginative Writing, by Janet Burroway
2 comments:
This does look very ambitious, but I guess you're used to reading a lot more than I am. I've read Shopgirl twice. I adore Steve Martin's writing.I'm reading Suite Francaise, and have Edgar Sawtelle, Outliers and People of the Book on top of the pile to read next. Knowing me, I may just end up reading Shopgirl again. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas to you and yours! Have you read Steve Martin's Born Standing Up? You must read it -- it is an excellent memoir, and all about his growth as an entertainer.
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