All posts by Wendy MacLeod

October 29th, 2009

The Big Book Club

Love MedicineThere are books on the NEA’s list that I haven’t read and undoubtedly should read—but unless I’ve made a New Year’s resolution, I prefer to stumble upon my next book.

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September 8th, 2009

Mourning the Book

Finishing a book is like ending a love affair; the longer it’s been a part of your life, the harder it is to close the covers and walk away. You regret the parts that you read too quickly. In your eagerness to tick off pages and find out what happened next you didn’t always appreciate the elegance of the prose. You envy the next reader, the one who gets to discover the book for the first time. …more

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Wendy MacLeod is the James E. Michael Playwright in Residence at Kenyon College. Her play The House of Yes is now a Miramax film. She has been published in the International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, and POETRY magazine.

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