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On Not Writing

Heather Thomson October 9, 2019

A time to write essays; a time to live them

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On Choosing a Free Book

Heather Thomson February 5, 2019

It wasn’t as straightforward as you might think

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Interpretation of a Life

Heather Thomson January 18, 2019

A recent biography of L.M. Montgomery got me thinking about accuracy and interpretation

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Reading Home

Heather Thomson January 10, 2019

Connecting with a literature of your own

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A Year of Books in Review

Heather Thomson January 1, 2019

An alternative to a “2018 Reads” list

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Books on Our Shelves: What They Tell Others about Ourselves

Heather Thomson December 14, 2018

What does your collection say about you?

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A Brief Essay of/on Book Pairings

Heather Thomson December 7, 2018

An essayistic approach to reading

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On How to Choose a Book

Heather Thomson November 30, 2018

Among the myriad of titles, how to choose just one

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The Appeal of Children’s Literature as a Grownup Person

Heather Thomson November 23, 2018

On Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers, and NOT writing for children

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Blogging in Spite of Myself

Heather Thomson November 1, 2018

I began this post a year ago, shortly after I made Commonplace Book Blog live and published my first post. Or, it may be more accurate to say that I gave this post its current title, and it's been sitting in my "drafts" folder, devoid of any other words, ever since. I didn't know what…

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