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Laurus Week Twelve: The End
In which Arseny’s journey comes to a close...
Aug 22
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Hilary Layne
4
Laurus Week Eleven: Chapters 6 - 16
In which Arseny receives his final name...
Aug 15
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Hilary Layne
4
1
Starvation Deep In Their Souls - Knut Hamsun's Hunger
A novel about starvation, of the body and of the soul...
Aug 14
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Hilary Layne
35
21
3
Laurus Week Ten: The Book of Repose
One Journey Ends and Another Begins...
Aug 8
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Hilary Layne
6
July 2026
Laurus Week Nine: Chapters 19 - 26
The pilgrimage continues...
Jul 31
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Hilary Layne
10
3
Laurus Week Eight: Chapters 10 - 18
Concerning time...
Jul 23
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Hilary Layne
8
Laurus Week Seven: Chapters 1 - 9
In which we meet Ambrogio and begin a new journey...
Jul 16
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Hilary Layne
8
4
1
Laurus Week Six: Chapters 15 - 20
Thus ends the Book of Renunciation
Jul 9
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Hilary Layne
8
7
1
Laurus Week Five: Chapters 7 - 14
In which we meet the Holy Fools...
Jul 2
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Hilary Layne
7
5
June 2026
Both Sides of the Mirror — Julien Gracq's A Dark Stranger
A novel about the bargains we make to keep darkness at bay, and what happens when the bill comes due
Jun 30
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Hilary Layne
35
10
3
Laurus Week Four: Chapters 1 - 6
The first part of The Book of Renunciation
Jun 25
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Hilary Layne
7
5
Laurus Week Three: Chapters 13 - 20
The end of the Book of Cognition
Jun 18
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Hilary Layne
6
20
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