Five books I think everyone should read:
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë. Read it for the beauty of the language, if not for its reminders to be uncompromising in your morals, to love unapologetically, and to never beat around the bush.
A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman. A book that will alternatively make you laugh, cry, and re-evaluate how you see the grumpy, insufferable people in your life.
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield is my favorite unreliable narrator; his sarcasm and bluntness are indescribably genuine.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith. We as readers are invited to see the world of 1920s New York City, with all of its hardship, gore, and glory, through the eyes of a child of immigrants who desires an education.
The Idiot, by Elif Batuman. An irreverent look at the hardships and joys of that particular moment in life when we leave home for the first time.
All photos on this website are my own; all were taken in Colorado (which is one of the biggest reasons I love this state).
Homepage photo: taken on the Devil's Thumb Trail to Jasper Lake in Nederland.
Teaching page photo: taken on the way up to South Arapahoe Peak.
CV page photo: taken at Dream Lake in March (bring microspikes for the snow!).
Contact page photo: taken just past Black Lake, on the way up to Frozen Lake.
etc page photo: taken at Lake Isabelle in the Brainard Lake Recreation Area.