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Clarissa Ward: Femme Extraordinaire 12/10/21
Have just finished reading "ON All Fronts" by Clarissa Ward, and what a read it was. I have been fascinated by Clarissa for many years,...

Michael Barrington
Dec 10, 20211 min read


Where is the Supreme Court Now? 12/08/21
After hearing today's statement regarding the Texas abortion law, I couldn't stop my mind from recalling a statement that did the...

Michael Barrington
Dec 10, 20211 min read


Want A Good Read: Take a look at this. 11/21/21
Sometimes I unexpectedly come across a really entertaining book that is not only well written it's story storylineline just makes it such...

Michael Barrington
Nov 22, 20212 min read


Woman last seen in her thirties. 11/11/21
I have just finished reading this book by Camille Pagan and it was one of those that I did not want to put down. The story is not new, a...

Michael Barrington
Nov 13, 20211 min read


It's finally here: my latest book.
I think it was Sam Cook who sang "It's been a long time coming" and that's just how I feel about my latest book, "Becoming Anya." I had...

Michael Barrington
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Some Books Never Get Old: John Masters
I have just finished reading for the second time (courtesy of blocks of time provided by Covid 19) the three volumes of John Masters...

Michael Barrington
Oct 9, 20213 min read


Nigerian Writers: A Treasury of Riches. August 8. 2021
Michael Barrington It was while teaching in Nigeria, that I first was exposed to the African Writer Series, novels published by Heineman....

Michael Barrington
Aug 10, 20214 min read


“CASTE: The Origins of Our Discontent," by Isabel Wilkerson.(Random House, New York, 2020)
06/06 Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste The Origins of Our Discontents, published last year, was received with great acclaim. A review in the...

Michael Barrington
Jun 7, 20214 min read


AROUND THE WORLD IN TWELVE PORTRAITS
Annie Jacquemet, who lives in Concord, closed her psychotherapy practice in 2008 and began watercolor classes right away. Some of her...

Michael Barrington
May 8, 20211 min read
COVID 19 Some Not so Serious Reflections
And so, we face another month of lockdown. It’s been almost a year now. And it certainly feels like a year. Even as I struggle with cabin...

Michael Barrington
Apr 13, 20212 min read


One of my favorite books
This has got be my favorite travel book of all time. I like all of Theroux's travel books but this one is in my backpack in paperback...

Michael Barrington
Mar 26, 20211 min read


The Armchair Traveler
Last year due to Covid19 I had to cancel a long trip I had planned to visit Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia; the South Caucus. As a...

Michael Barrington
Mar 20, 20211 min read
The Fake News of the British Tabloids.
The Fake News of the British Tabloids. “Is the Royal family a racist family, sir?” a reporter asked the Duke of Cambridge as he toured a...

Michael Barrington
Mar 14, 20213 min read


Meghan & Harry: We're happy you're here.
After the block blockbuster interview with Oprah the polemic has only just begun. As a Brit. now exiled to living in California I see the...

Michael Barrington
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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