Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. I loved this book so much I read it twice this month--once to experience it, and again immediately afterward to pull some of my favorite lines for a longer post. Then, unfortunately, I had to return that copy to its owner--but I think I will buy my own. The hardcover is… Continue reading Reading Roundup: December 2020
Author: Sara Davis
Notes on Piranesi
In which I either lose or find myself in a book Entry on the day of our fourth virtual watch party for the His Dark Materials television series, season 2 I read Susanna Clark's Piranesi in two days. It might have been one, but I keep busy. It was the beginning of the week, and… Continue reading Notes on Piranesi
An intention for 2021
It seems like tempting fate to make any resolutions for the new year. Didn't 2020 just show us not to hold our plans too dear? But an intention is more like a guideline--something to fall back on when everything else is falling apart. In that sense, a pandemic is the best time to set an… Continue reading An intention for 2021
Books I loved in 2020
What an inherently troubling phrase! Books I loved in 2020. That is: books I managed to finish in 2020. Books that seemed oddly relevant in 2020 despite being written and edited before the pandemic year. Books that either provided escape from or insight into ten months of social isolation and near constant anxiety in 2020.… Continue reading Books I loved in 2020
Reading Roundup: October/November 2020
I don't know about y'all, but I could barely read this fall. Fortunately, I was loaned some short books and gifted some others--because when I did make time to settle down with a book, it felt great. Hard to make time for reading when your city is out on the streets dancing, marching, and making… Continue reading Reading Roundup: October/November 2020
Jobseeking advice from someone who landed her dream job in the middle of a pandemic
I wanted to share this insight from the alumna I interviewed today. She graduated last May, having finished her final courses remotely. At the time, she said, she couldn't find a single job opening in her field. But by August, she was hired for an entry-level role, at an organization she admired, in the precise industry she wanted.
