Many Elinor Lipman fans know only her fiction, but Lipman tells stories from her own life as well. This collection, published in 2013, is divided into four sections: Meet the Family, On Writing, Coupling Columns, and Since Then. In her introduction, Lipman gives thanks to the publications that first brought these pieces into being, including Boston Globe, Good Housekeeping, New York Times, and others. As readers of her novels know, Lipman is a fine writer. I find that essays are well-suited to these times of fragmented attention and little leisure. This is a great starting point if you think Montaigne and Joseph Addison are the only essayists out there.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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