tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post4556382464495573592..comments2023-03-18T04:48:30.303-04:00Comments on Sheila Webster Boneham: Writing on Wednesday - Books I (You?) Need to ReadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-32203569387742887842012-06-21T11:06:00.897-04:002012-06-21T11:06:00.897-04:00Jennifer, why in the world is that sad? Would that...Jennifer, why in the world is that sad? Would that more people read science! Into Thin Air IS a haunting book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-41828169486128004352012-06-21T10:58:35.759-04:002012-06-21T10:58:35.759-04:00Sadly, my own non-fiction reading is pretty much l...Sadly, my own non-fiction reading is pretty much limited to physics and weird science, but I just wanted to share a personal note about the power of narrative non-fiction. Into Thin Air fell into my lap years ago, exactly at the time when I least thought I'd relate to it. I was past my angsty years and had settled into my role of being a new mom with all the boredom that the role represented.Jennifer Martainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166529605416254165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-87675029227452304002012-06-21T10:53:08.472-04:002012-06-21T10:53:08.472-04:00Terrific additions, Alexis! Most of those would be...Terrific additions, Alexis! Most of those would be on the list if I made it another time. You're so right - there's so much wonderful writing out there to soak our brains - and it's so much more delicious than most current popular entertainment ;-) As for anxiety - every time I start to feel uninformed because I haven't read something, I remind myself that the people touting THAT Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-91861466643917854502012-06-21T10:46:57.756-04:002012-06-21T10:46:57.756-04:00Here's to reaching to the ceiling and beyond! ...Here's to reaching to the ceiling and beyond! These lists always give me so much anxiety because they remind me that there is much work left to do ("Miles to go before I sleep...") This is a great list, and I would include James Baldwin and Joan Didion, two essay masters. I'd add The Art of the Personal Essay, edited by Phillip Lopate. I'd probably add memoirists Frank Alexis Paigehttp://www.facebook.com/LexPaigenoreply@blogger.com