I've been saving up links for a few weeks now, so I have lots to share today, offering a little bit of everything.
One of several recent articles I've seen about how women undermine themselves with their choice of words. A few of these really resonated with me, especially the point about the use of "just". I'm constantly starting out work emails with "Just checking in about..."and am making a conscious effort to curb that.
Speaking of word choices, here's an in-depth look at who vs. whom.
Ten tips for becoming a better reader. (Note the mention of Slightly Foxed in #9...perhaps a sign that I really need to start subscribing to that.)
The teeny, tiny ad that announced The Great Gatsby's publication 90 years ago.
A new literary website worth checking out.
A preview of a new Eric Ravilious exhibit.
For Mad Men fans: an illustrated chronicle of Don Draper's women (not mention the evolving fashions of the series).
For Broadchurch fans: David Tenant makes up lyrics to the opening theme.
And it was just announced that Reese Witherspoon will narrate the audiobook of Go Set a Watchman. Sounds like a good choice to me--something about her voice seems like it will evoke Harper Lee's South really well.
One of several recent articles I've seen about how women undermine themselves with their choice of words. A few of these really resonated with me, especially the point about the use of "just". I'm constantly starting out work emails with "Just checking in about..."and am making a conscious effort to curb that.
Speaking of word choices, here's an in-depth look at who vs. whom.
Ten tips for becoming a better reader. (Note the mention of Slightly Foxed in #9...perhaps a sign that I really need to start subscribing to that.)
The teeny, tiny ad that announced The Great Gatsby's publication 90 years ago.
A new literary website worth checking out.
A preview of a new Eric Ravilious exhibit.
For Mad Men fans: an illustrated chronicle of Don Draper's women (not mention the evolving fashions of the series).
For Broadchurch fans: David Tenant makes up lyrics to the opening theme.
And it was just announced that Reese Witherspoon will narrate the audiobook of Go Set a Watchman. Sounds like a good choice to me--something about her voice seems like it will evoke Harper Lee's South really well.
The Slightly Foxed quarterly is a gem ... I have them all ... they review old books one has not heard of as well as many new books that have not received many main stream reviews.
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ReplyDeleteYou have not posted anything for a couple of months ... I hope all is well with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment! Yes, all is well, I've just been busy with other things. I hope to get back to posting here soon.
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