The Books I Read

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Book cover for Alexander’s Bridge by Willa Cather (1912).

BOOKS I READ: Alexander’s Bridge by Willa Cather (1912). Bartley Alexander, a renown bridge engineer, lives in Boston with his wife, Winifred, often traveling to oversee his various…

Mauricio Matiz

Jul 22

Book cover for Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004).

BOOKS I READ: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004). The novel is a long letter by Reverend John Ames to his young son. Written in diary form, he memorializes stories about his father…

BOOKS I READ: These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (2021). A touching collection of essays about her fathers (yes, plural), old friends, and new friends. The title story, and the…

Mauricio Matiz

Apr 23

Book cover for The Best American Short Stories 2023, editor Min Jin Lee

BOOKS I READ: The Best American Short Stories 2023 selected by Min Jin Lee (2023). Min Jin Lee’s outstanding introduction starts off this collection of twenty short stories…