Archive - Shelf By Shelf

Sad Boy Attends Author Events - Two

In which I recount my meeting with Patricia Lockwood...

May 23 •

Hunter Mclendon

Sad Boy Attends Author Events - One

In which I consider how mental health plays a part in engaging with those around you.

May 8 •

Hunter Mclendon

April 2025

Buddy Reads with Annie B. Jones

In which I discuss my reading journey with Annie B. Jones and celebrate the upcoming release of her debut!

Apr 3 •

Hunter Mclendon

March 2025

February 2025

Beach Read as Trojan Horse

In which we consider the modern literary beach read and how it functions as facilitation for hot button issues.

Feb 11 •

Hunter Mclendon

December 2024

A Christmas Story

Dec 25, 2024 •

Hunter Mclendon

October 2024

The Disappointments of Oz

Or how I attempted to escape from my Kansas by reading WICKED fourteen times...

Oct 31, 2024 •

Hunter Mclendon

National Book Award 2011 Shortlist

In which we look at the five books that made the Fiction shortlist in 2011...

Oct 11, 2024 •

Hunter Mclendon

September 2024

National Book Award for Fiction 2024

In which I share my initial thoughts, after finishing this year's fiction longlist!

Sep 20, 2024 •

Hunter Mclendon

Literature As Answer Key/Time Machine/Alternate Reality

A consideration of the ways in which literature transports us...

Sep 10, 2024 •

Hunter Mclendon

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