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Gym Reads Poll #3 (Non-U.S. Edition): What should I read next?

It’s that time again!  Another Gym Reads Poll!  Thus far, you all have made me read the following: The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin, Jr. (1978)(podcast forthcoming) Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler (1991) To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1997)(almost done) Now, I need something new to read while I’m at […]

Gym Reads Poll #2: What should I read next?

It’s that time again.  In the last poll, folks chose Karen Joy Fowler’s Sarah Canary.  I’m almost done with that particular book, and I will have some thoughts about it when I complete it on Monday.  Heck, there may even be a podcast about it (and The Book of the Dun Cow, which I finished about a […]

Gym Reads Poll: What should I read next?

Fun fact:  I read when I’m at the gym.  In fact, I really like reading while cycling, since it distracts from the monotony of doing a repetitive motion and it lets me do some much needed “fun reading.”  Recently, I decided to tweet a picture of a pile of random books to ask folks online what […]