Archive - A Mid-Summer Autumn

The Joy (and Solitude) of the Life of the Mind

An Essay on the Intellectual Life & Its Discontents

May 14 •

March 2025

A Reading Plan for Life

One Short Life. Millions of Books. What's a Girl to Read?

Mar 9 •

December 2024

Creative & Intellectual Resolutions for 2025

My (Hopefully) Realistic Reading, Writing, and Learning Goals

Dec 31, 2024 •

Everything I Read in 2024

Classic novels, ancient poems, great plays, modern works, historical non-fiction, and so much more.

Dec 23, 2024 •

November 2024

The Ultimate Winter Reading List

What Makes Literature 'Wintery' - and the Classics that Make the Cut

Nov 24, 2024 •

The Inherent Value of a Good Book

And the Calling of the Reader

Nov 12, 2024 •

September 2024

The Ultimate List of Autumnal Literature

What Makes Literature Autumnal - and the Classics That Make the Cut

Sep 12, 2024 •

July 2024

A Mid-Summer Reading Chronicle

What I Read in May and June

Jul 8, 2024 •

June 2024

The Classical Way To Read Well

How To Read Great Literature

Jun 24, 2024 •

April 2024

The Ten Tomes of March & April

A collection of blissful and challenging spring reads

Apr 30, 2024 •

How To Write In Springtime

Tips for staying intellectually productive during the warmer, outdoor months

Apr 18, 2024 •

March 2024

The Ultimate Spring Reading List

Whimsical classics for the season of youth and rebirth

Mar 28, 2024 •

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