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Am I Alone Here? by Peter Orner5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Orner, who lives in Bolinas and teaches at San Francisco State University, begins with a piece describing why he likes to read in San Francisco General Hospital’s cafeteria, moving from there into an examination of Chekhov’s “The Bishop.” (“There is nothing Chekhov does not notice,” he says.) He reads classics, musing on “Moby Dick” and reconsidering “To the Lighthouse.” He appreciates Bellow, Kafka, Gina Berriault, Andre Dubus and many others. In his new collection of essays – which he calls “a book of unlearned meditations that stumbles into memoir” – he casts a wide net, writing about books he’s read and experiences he’s had. ![]() “Am I Alone Here? Notes on Living to Read and Reading to Live” by Peter Orner (Catapult, $16.95, 336 pages)įor Peter Orner, reading is an essential way to figure things out. Peter Orner is the author of “Am I Alone Here?”” PAWUL KRUK Peter Orner’s latest tops the list, which also includes works by Vanessa Hua, Matt Simon, Greg Bardsley, Liza Monroy, and Tom Dalzell. There’s a wide range of themes and ideas, fiction and nonfiction, in these new releases by Bay Area authors. ![]()
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