Tag Archives: Virginia Woolf

6 Surprising Celebrity Audiobook Narrators

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I first discovered audiobooks while taking graduate courses by distance in Japan. I received these world-class lecture packages in the mail, pulled the cassette out of its cellophane wrapper (yes, a tape!), and then popped it into my car’s tape … Continue reading →

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Art as a Battle, and a Dozen Other Things

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It is a new image for me, the idea of art as a battle. Writing is not that for me. It is hard, to be sure. Some of my most difficult moments are in the sculpting of images into words. … Continue reading →

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2013 End of Year Book Survey

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I thought I would jump in on the End of Year Book Survey over at The Perpetual Page-Turner. Looking at the pages linked there, it was a big year for fiction. My reading list is mostly non-fiction, but I have … Continue reading →

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2013: A Year of Reading

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Once again I managed to keep one of my New Year’s Resolutions. In January 2012, I resolved to read 50 books or articles related to my research and writing on C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, and I hit #50 near … Continue reading →

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My Birthday Wish

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

A few hours ago I turned 38. I’ll be blunt. As I tear another page from my life’s calendar, I know exactly what I would like for my birthday. Forget silk ties, Over The Hill coffee mugs, and gift certificates … Continue reading →

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