LeliaFeb 18, 20226 minAn Imaginary Astrology Reading for Joyce Carol Oates: Part IImagine that Joyce Carol Oates*—who does not seem the type to sit with an astrologer, but let’s pretend—came to see me for a New Year’s...
LeliaFeb 9, 20222 minBarbara Pym's Full and Quiet LifeA Very Private Eye, Barbara Pym’s autobiography in diaries and letters, is lovely in just the way Barbara Pym’s novels are lovely: quiet...
LeliaFeb 2, 20224 minGood Behavior + Beauty NormsI finished Good Behavior which I read without great relish. I mostly cringed and held my breath. Molly Keane is merciless in presenting...
LeliaJan 24, 20227 min"Nightbitch" & Wildness: A Descent to SoulNightbitch has created a tangled skein of ideas in my head and I’m not sure I’ll unravel it. You know how Austin Kleon does mind maps? I...