The Best Fiction I Read in 2025
In 2025, I read 65 books. This includes fiction and nonfiction in both print and audio form. For the past several years, I’ve created a rundown of my favorite fiction …
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5 Famous Painters of American Realism
In my latest for Daily Art Magazine, I wrote about my favorite painters of American realism. This was a nice follow up to my recent piece about George Bellows.
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George Bellows’s Boxing Paintings
George Bellows’s “Both Members of this Club” is one of my favorite paintings at the National Gallery of Art. I love its mix of beauty and violence, and the seedy, …
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Favorite Fiction Reads of 2024
In 2024, I read 66 books. This includes fiction and nonfiction in both print and audio form. For several years, I’ve run down my favorite fiction and nonfiction books read …
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Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2024
In 2024, I read 66 books. This includes fiction and nonfiction in both print and audio form. For several years, I’ve run down my favorite fiction and nonfiction books read …
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5 Books Starring Tortured Artists
I published a list of my five favorite books featuring tortured artists for Shepherd.com. This website asks authors like me to create thematic lists related to their own books. The …
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I “read” 74 books this past year. 29 of those were audiobooks. My daughter considers this a significant distinction, perhaps in part because she outread me in 2023 if I …
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I “read” 74 books this past year. 29 of those were audiobooks. My daughter considers this a significant distinction, perhaps in part because she outread me in 2023 if I …
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Blocked! A Letter to the Takoma Park MD Library
I recently sent this letter to the Takoma Park Maryland Library. After reading this, please consider tweeting “Free @theodorecarter2” to @takoma. Dear Takoma Park Maryland Library, Recently, I tried to …
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The new year is coming, and I’ve decided to record my five favorite fiction and nonfiction books read in 2022. Below is my nonfiction list in no particular order.* Hell’s …
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