Essential Reading: January 2014

Posted by bennardfajardo on January 2, 2014 · 2 Comments 

Hey ho! 2014 is already here and it means another year of meaningful reading, another year of exploration, and another year of growth. Before I present my reading list for the first month of the year, let me recap the books that I read on the last month of last year: The Diamond as Big … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Short Fiction: The Superlatives of 2013

Posted by bennardfajardo on December 23, 2013 · 4 Comments 

Finishing my last short story collection this year, Alice Munro’s Who Do You Think You Are?, I can conclude that this is a good year for short fiction. Of the 68 books that I’ve read so far for 2013, 23 were short story collections or anthologies and that is not mentioning the various short stories … Continue reading →

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Essential Reading: July 2013

Posted by bennardfajardo on July 2, 2013 · 7 Comments 

The reading slump continues this June with me reading only three books for the month (one I finished in July but we’ll let it slide won’t we?) which is as follows: Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro (5/5) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (5/5) Self-Help by Lorrie Moore (4/5) Even though … Continue reading →

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