What I’m Reading

Book Reviews

Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener: Click here to read my review — *Uncanny Valley* by Anna Wiener: Click **here** to read my review

Anna K by Jenny Lee: Click here to read my thoughts on instagram — *Anna K* by Jenny Lee: Click **here** to read my thoughts on instagram

Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future by James Shapiro: Click here to read my review — *Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future* by James Shapiro: Click **here** to read my review

Other

“When Silver Linings Don’t Cut It, Honesty Helps” by Chanel Miller | February 7, 2021 | The New York Times — **“When Silver Linings Don’t Cut It, Honesty Helps”** by **Chanel Miller** | February 7, 2021 | The New York Times

“Black History Month: No Match for Gregory” by David Shefter | February 19, 2021 | USGA — **“Black History Month: No Match for Gregory”** by David Shefter | February 19, 2021 | USGA

“SNL Is Breaking with Its Old Patterns” by Shirley Li | February 7, 2021 | The Atlantic — **“SNL Is Breaking with Its Old Patterns”** by **Shirley Li** | February 7, 2021 | The Atlantic

“After Vaccines, Joy, Relief, and Game Night” by Sarah Mervosh | February 12, 2021 | The New York Times — **“After Vaccines, Joy, Relief, and Game Night”** by **Sarah Mervosh** | February 12, 2021 | The New York Times

“Love, Reason, and the Divine: Dante’s Poetic Words, 700 Years After His Death” by Peter Hainsworth | February 19, 2021 | TLS — **“Love, Reason, and the Divine: Dante’s Poetic Words, 700 Years After His Death”** by **Peter Hainsworth** | February 19, 2021 | TLS

“Glennon Doyle’s Honesty Gospel” by Ariel Levy | February 8, 2021 | The New Yorker — **“Glennon Doyle’s Honesty Gospel”** by **Ariel Levy** | February 8, 2021 | The New Yorker

What I’m Listening To

“How the Pandemic Hurts Working Moms” | NPR’s Fresh Air — **“How the Pandemic Hurts Working Moms”** | **NPR’s Fresh Air**

“Quarterly Favorites: The Stand-Out Books We Read in Winter 2020-2021” | Novel Pairings Pod — **“Quarterly Favorites: The Stand-Out Books We Read in Winter 2020-2021”** | **Novel Pairings Pod**

“Writing About Illness Without Platitudes” | New York Times Book Review Podcast — **“Writing About Illness Without Platitudes”** | **New York Times Book Review Podcast**

“2021 Sundance: Best Movies” | NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour — **“2021 Sundance: Best Movies”** | **NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour**

The Book

The chapter I am currently writing finds Bessie in the fall of 1900, about to compete at that year’s Women’s National Championship at Shinnecock Hills. Recently, while visiting my in-laws on Long Island, I drove by the course and snapped this picture. Standing on its edge, absorbing the emerald greens and blue skies overhead, I felt the 120-year gap between me and Bessie suddenly close, transporting me back to that begotten era of brasseys, niblicks, and gutties.

It was a magical moment :).