Gaili SchoenMay 173 minMemphis"Miss Dawn's arms were like the branches of the tree that grew up in the middle of her home -- strong and sinewy, ancient and elegant..."
Gaili SchoenMay 163 minOne Day I Shall Astonish the World"If there was one thing I had learned ...it was that scientists like to appear creative, and artists like to appear relevant."
Gaili SchoenMay 22 minLeft On Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir "One day, I say in despair, 'This is rough. And he, staring down at me intently says, 'This is war.'"
Gaili SchoenApr 232 minThe Lager Queen of Minnesota"Making pies...with the frantic pace at Tippi's, it was more difficult to surrender to the sadness that grabbed her at quiet times."
Gaili SchoenApr 212 minDava Shastri's Last Day"Before we enter serious relationships, we don't have to...see our true selves. So the first time you get called out for being annoying..."
Gaili SchoenFeb 71 minOh William! “Grief is such a—oh, it is such a solitary thing; It is like sliding down the outside of a really long glass building while nobody sees you"
Gaili SchoenApr 6, 20212 minThe Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz"In my world, the migration of a story is something we recognize, and we respect. Works of art can overlap, or they can sort of chime in...
Gaili SchoenFeb 16, 20212 minWhat Doesn't Kill You"Yeah, my body won't allow for a lot of ambitious plans I'd had, but it also won't allow for any bullshit..."
Gaili SchoenFeb 7, 20211 minLittle Wishes"...she left her bedroom to find an atmosphere of regret hanging over the house."
Gaili SchoenJan 28, 20212 minLate Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement"Researching Late Bloomers has left me thoroughly convinced that America and many parts of the world face a crisis of untapped and...
Gaili SchoenJan 18, 20212 minTwo comforting Brit books: A Week in Winter, and Winter Solstice"The old house was being renovated. Even from this distance he could see the evidence of it in the yard: piles of timber, a small bonfire...
Gaili SchoenJan 16, 20211 minThe Widower's Notebook"A part of me needed to suffer. Suffering is painful and tangible, but something I could curl up with, and I did."
Gaili SchoenJan 15, 20211 minThe Happiness Passport"Gunnen (Dutch) [describes] the action of wishing a positive experience upon another...When we experience..kindness..we behave more kindly"
Gaili SchoenJan 14, 20212 minThe Buddha in the Attic"By day we worked in their orchards and fields, but every night, we returned home."
Gaili SchoenJan 13, 20212 minThis Is Not My Memoir"...There are three stages in a life: Youth, Middle Age, and You're-looking-great!"
Gaili SchoenJan 3, 20212 minThe Switch'"Hi Mum," I say. "Leena, hi!" I wince. She's all breezy and faux casual, like she's practiced the greeting before making the call...."
Gaili SchoenJan 3, 20212 minWintering"We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.”
Gaili SchoenDec 27, 20203 minThe Diary of a Bookseller"...perhaps he is one of the dying breed who understand that, if they want bookshops to survive, they have to support them."
Gaili SchoenDec 23, 20202 minFifty in Reverse"I miss my iPhone! I'll never complain about the autocorrect function again."
Gaili SchoenDec 17, 20201 minNoah's CompassAll along...he had experienced only the most glancing relationship with his own life..."