For someone passionate about both reading and writing, finding the right balance between them is sometimes difficult. I frequently struggle over whether to read more books while blogging less frequently, or blog more while reading less; writing book reviews seems to be a way for me to scratch both itches. Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed some of these book reviews appearing on this blog with greater regularity. Posting them was one of my New Year's resolutions, and I am now caught up with the books I've read so far this year. (Getting them into publishable shape has eaten into the time available for reading and blogging, and temporarily reduced my posting frequency.)
I have an extensive backlog (over two years' worth, which is nearly three hundred books) of notes/reviews that I will be posting periodically as time allows. My reading has paralleled my blog subjects: a great deal of politics and current affairs, some media criticism, plenty of religion, and a smattering of the arts. Since you're already reading my blog, I hope you'll find my reading choices--and my reviews--interesting.
Click the link for the "books" category in the right-hand column; I'll be posting the reviews in reverse chronological order beginning with December 2007, so scroll down to the bottom to see what's new (old). Feel free to make comments or suggest additional reading. After all, dialogue is what makes the blogosphere so interesting...
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