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The Shape of an Ordinary Day
By Mira Vale. Essays, 144 pages, paperback. “The day begins with a sound from the next room, and for a moment I know the house by listening before I open my eyes.” Illustrative edition: $24.
Rooms for Reading
By Ellis Rowan. A visual essay, 96 pages, softcover. “A reading place need not be a room. Sometimes it is the width of a windowsill and the hour before the light moves away.” Illustrative edition: $28.
Field Notes, Volume One
Edited by Nia Reed. Collected short writing, 112 pages, paperback. “We make a place familiar by returning to it, then unfamiliar again by paying attention.” Illustrative edition: $22.
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