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What Are You Reading in November?

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What is on your reading list, as the days become darker and shorter? Do your habits change as the weather turns cold?

I’ve been much too busy by half to read as many books as usual. At this rate, I won’t make my 2016 goal of finishing 110 books.

Since 1st November, I’ve finished:

  • The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino
  • Making Tootsie: A Film Study with Dustin Hoffman and Sydney Pollock by Susan Dworkin
  • Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles by Francine Prose

I’m currently reading:

  • Film Noir FAQ: All That’s Left to Know about Hollywood’s Golden Age of Dames, Detectives, and Danger by David J. Hogan

To be read by 30th November:

  • Hooray for Captain Spaulding: Verbal & Visual Gems From “Animal Crackers” by Richard J. Anobile
The Marx Brothers, 1931

The Marx Brothers, 1931

Which book on your list do you most look forward to reading, and why?

Please share with me in the comments!

Albert Camus on the Watcher and the Watched

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“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. ‘Can they be brought together?’ This is a practical question. We must get down to it. ‘I despise intelligence’ really means: ‘I cannot bear my doubts.'”-Albert Camus

Counting Down to Halloween with Frank C. Papé Illustrations: #1-Falcon the Hunter

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Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? This is the final post in the series. Enjoy!

#1-“Falcon the Hunter.”

Falcon the Hunter by Frank C. Papé

Falcon the Hunter by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.

Counting Down to Halloween with Frank C. Papé Illustrations: #2-Good Steed

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Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.

#2-“She put her good steed to the walls, then leapt lightly over them.”

Good Steed by Frank C. Papé

Good Steed by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.