This morning I submitted an application to the University of Cambridge for an MPhil in English Studies. The screen says there are 85 days to go, but the screen lies. The deadline was today for the big scholarship for US students. There were a zillion little pieces, and some really big ones, like the 5-7K … Continue reading I did a thing
Author: kjboldon
K.J. Boldon writes, reads, and mothers in Minneapolis. She is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Hamline University.
What I read in summer 2025
Here's how I define summer: long weekend to long weekend. Memorial Day Saturday through Labor Day Monday, 24 May 2025 through 1 September 2025. Summer is not my favorite season. I do not suffer humidity gladly, so it has always had something of a to-be-endured vibe for me. This summer in Minneapolis started with an … Continue reading What I read in summer 2025
Hungry for books
All women authors, many mysteries. I'm reading voraciously right now, perhaps as a coping mechanism for the chaotic times. Currently reading: The New York Stories of Elizabeth Hardwick with ##NYRBwomen25 Normal Rules Don't Apply, stories by Kate Atkinson Poetic Diction by Owen Barfield Lady Poetesses from Hell, a collection What are you reading, excited to … Continue reading Hungry for books
Back on my book buying BS
Oh, and another I’d forgot
I've been buying so many books I completely overlooked another recent stack. One of the delights of this one was finding a solicitation from the Famous Writers School used as a bookmark. FWS I learned about reading Decca, the letters of Jessica Mitford. It was a money making scam that took advantage of aspiring writers, … Continue reading Oh, and another I’d forgot
Book stacks
In addition to the two bulging bookcases I have of unread books, I keep buying more. I think I went for a couple weeks without buying anything. Then, back on my bs. The obvious solution? Read more.
Last Three Books Finished, 2025
Last three books I finished. Monsters by Claire Dederer was recommended by a friend. In typical fashion, I nabbed it in hardcover but waited so long to read it that it was out in paperback. Between my Too Many Book Groups, I snuck it in. It grew from a piece Dederer did for The Paris … Continue reading Last Three Books Finished, 2025
Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh
I recently completed a re-read of Dorothy L. Sayer’s Wimsey novels and decided to continue with Thrones, Dominations, which Sayers began, referred to in her letters many times, but never completed. After her death in 1957, she left behind some handwritten notes about the book, as well as a 179-page handwritten manuscript. There was an … Continue reading Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh
My 2024 in Books
Hello, friends and readers! It's taken me a month to crunch the numbers and titles for what I read in 2024, a very good year in books. I read 104 books, averaging 2 a week. 49 fiction, 20 nonfiction, 15 poetry, 18 graphic novels, and 2 audio books. 70 women authors, 28 male, 2 trans … Continue reading My 2024 in Books
Friday Reads
Lies and Sorcery by Elsa Morante with #NYRBWomen25 Dancing at the Edge of the World by Ursula K. LeGuin for craft. Where I Live by Maxine Kumin for poetry Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford in the nightstand for a few pages before bed. (And maybe some in the morning) What are you reading; what … Continue reading Friday Reads
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