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Notes on Autumn
On Bill Bryson's New England, the ghosts of autumn past, and a hymn to the stuff you can’t measure in a test tube.
Sep 29
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Matthew Morgan
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A Reader's First Love
“Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart.”
Sep 22
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Matthew Morgan
13
Life Versus Books
Is having more time to make art worth sacrificing a life for?
Sep 15
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Matthew Morgan
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10
The Gift of a Book
On becoming a gift giver, toys vs. books, and Wodehouse as a remedy for lost laughter.
Sep 8
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Matthew Morgan
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The Wood Between the Worlds
On imaginary children, magic portals in books, Africa through Hemingway and India with Kipling.
Sep 1
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Matthew Morgan
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5
August 2025
Isherwood's Magic Trick
On Christopher Isherwood's "A Single Man", and a dark room filled with skeletons.
Aug 25
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Matthew Morgan
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A Question of Judgement
A 3,000 foot view of "Inferno", moral responsibility, and learning to discern the good from the bad.
Aug 18
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Matthew Morgan
4
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New Essay in 'The Metropolitan Review'
On surviving childhood in Michael Cunningham's "Day".
Aug 13
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Matthew Morgan
3
A Sightseer’s Guide to the "Inferno"
On failed plans, Dante's knickknacks, and a tour through "Inferno".
Aug 4
4
The Book's Looks: Part II
In celebration of some wonderful book covers and the people who make them.
Aug 1
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Matthew Morgan
1
July 2025
The Book's Looks: Part I
What makes a great book cover, and what are covers supposed to do?
Jul 28
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A Book Group For Two
On the value of a reading buddy and 'The Divine Comedy' as the original Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jul 21
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Matthew Morgan
2
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