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The Future of Collected Miscellany

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Kevin Holtsberry / 3 Comments

The biggest motivation for me to keep this site going is the realization that social media and other distractions had undermined my ability to concentrate and f...

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Me in the University Bookman on Breaking Bread with the Dead

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Mental Anchors for Information Overload – my review of Breaking Bread with the Dead by Alan Jacobs

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The slow death of a blog

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 5 Comments

I also don't know if this is just a phase that will pass or if this is truly the slow death of this blog. But at some point you have to ask yourself is this re...

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The Joy and Burden of Free Books

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Should book blogging be pure love of reading or corrupted by financial motives? Or is it maybe some place awkwardly in between?

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Lev Grossman explains bad reviews

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Tongue planted  firmly in cheek, Lev Grossman offers this enlightening explanation for bad reviews of The Magicians: Sometimes people point out to me that altho...

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