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Keeping Warm: Reflections on Katherine May’s Wintering

“How do we weather hard times? How do we prepare ourselves for the inevitable, emotional, lonely winter periods in our lives?” Vesna Curlic focuses on the questions at the heart of Katherine May’s Wintering.

LiteratureVesna CurlicMarch 7, 2021literature, Literature, non-fiction, memoir, Editor's PicksComment

The Beautiful and the Decrepit: Haunted-ish Houses to Get Lost In

As we’re all indoors for the large part these days, Vesna Curlic is examining the big houses that haunt us in literature and sharing favorites from the past century. Mystery and atmosphere abound!

LiteratureVesna CurlicMay 5, 2020Vesna Curlic, mystery novels, books about big houses, big houses in literature, houses in literature, memorable houses in literature, literature, contributor post, contributor posts, popular, haunted houseComment

Deciding On Taking a Break from Academia

Grad student Vesna Curlic shares a valuable guide on how to decide whether or not you would benefit from taking a break from academia, whether between degrees or during a degree or for good.

Lifestyle, AcademiaVesna CurlicSeptember 26, 2019academia, academic advice, life after graduation, life after academia, Vesna Curlic, contributor posts, contributor postComment

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 11 – Vesna Curlic

Graduate student Vesna Curlic discusses the luxuries of binge reading as she shares her summer reading list.

LiteratureVesna CurlicJune 23, 2019summer, Our Summer Reads, Summer Reads, summertime at the attic, summer reading lists, what to read in summer, Vesna Curlic, contributor posts, contributor postComment

On Reading Goals and Reading Women

Vesna Curlic considers the effects of setting reading goals and looks at what happens when, for an entire year, she only picked books she wanted to read.

Literature, CultureVesna CurlicFebruary 16, 2019literature, lit, reading women, reading goals, Vesna Curlic, contributor post, contributor posts, popular Comment