Monthly Archives: September 2021

“You don’t have to rely on reason.”

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Kate Stover

More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle said that logical arguments are always less effective than moving stories. So, if you want to persuade someone to do something, appeal to their heart, not to their brain.  I thought of this when … Continue reading →

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“I said O let us not go.”

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Kate Stover

My love of reading the stories people tell about their lives led me to this book about the great migration to Oregon and California between 1840 and 1870 as told by women who kept diaries. We see passages like this … Continue reading →

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“It’s the kind of room that makes me hate the world.”

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Kate Stover

What an experiment — a novel with no plot, about a woman whose name we don’t know, set in an unidentified location. It’s a collection of descriptions of how the protagonist responds to her surroundings. NPR compared the book to … Continue reading →

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