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A place to celebrate good books and ponder the journeys they spark, both in the real world and in our heads.
May 23, 2023 • Barbara Shoup
Paper Girl
A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
Feb 7 • Barbara Shoup
The Diary of Anne Frank
Another thing I did while in New York City a few weeks ago was visit the Anne Frank Exhibit at the Center for Jewish History, which features a…
Jan 26 • Barbara Shoup
An American Tune
and Hoosier Football Fever
Jan 19 • Barbara Shoup
The Artist and the Feast
and the paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck
Jan 13 • Barbara Shoup
A Few Books That Got Me Through My Annual Christmas Malaise
There were a lot of things I meant to do in December—writing a Book Pilgrim post or two, for example—but, alas, I fell into my annual holiday malaise…
Jan 2 • Barbara Shoup
Thanks
by W.S. Merwin
Nov 27, 2025 • Barbara Shoup
What Books Can Do
When I was in kindergarten, our teacher Miss Hoadley asked each of us to make up a story, then wrote them down as we told them to her.
Nov 25, 2025 • Barbara Shoup
Book Pilgrim
Book Pilgrim
A place to celebrate good books and ponder the journeys they spark, both in the real world and in our heads.
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