The second quarter of the year started with a two-week writing residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods, at their lovely cabin named Holly House. A haven for writers over many years they had a rich library filled with books from prior authors who stayed there. I used this opportunity to read, as well as to write, and to indulge in long walks in the woods.
A list of books I read while there, all of them have notes on Goodreads:
Taking Leave, Mary Anne Talley
ale(the), Kripi Malviya
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine (novel)
The Lure of Impermanence, Carey Taylor
Dummy Fire, Sarah Vap
Buyer’s Remorse (chapbook), Laura LeHew
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls
Small Knots, Kelli Russell Agodon
Buyer’s Remorse, Laura LeHew
Field Notes: To Maya Lin’s Confluence Project Landscapes, Ann Batchelor Hursey
There There, Tommy Orange

I already owned and brought two of these books with me, and the last one, There There was a book on tape for the car trip from the library. It was a great trip to indulge without external distractions. And so beautiful, with great Mexican and Guatamalan food locally.

When I returned I found my very first ever Goodreads book waiting for me in my stack of mail, Melanie Brooks memoir, a hard silence: One daughter remaps family, grief and faith, which was very next on my to read list.

Overall it's been a great reading quarter with 12 books completed. I don't know if I will keep up that pace on my return to a busy writing life, especially with a new poetry book out, but I'm thrilled the year is starting out so well.

Meanwhile I had two book reviews for Slow Now with Clear Skies! Prolific author Jack Remick wrote an amazing review that is up at Raven Chronicles Press website. And Bethany Reid, winner of the Sally Albiso Prize at MoonPath Press, wrote a review on her blog: A Habit of Writing. Check them out on my website's book page! www.julenetrippweaver.com