What We Are Reading Today: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

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Updated 04 January 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

“The Wishing Game” is a charming mix of playfulness, emotion, and nostalgia, according to PrincetonBookReview.com.

The book takes readers to the magical Clock Island, where the boundaries between made-up stories and real life are fuzzy, creating an atmosphere of whimsical fun and intrigue.

Lucy, a woman on a quest for meaning in her life, is easy to relate to and instantly likable. Her bond with Christopher, a young boy full of promise, forms the story’s heart, drawing readers in with its emotional depth.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Silence So Deep It Rings’ by Laura Mcphee

Updated 21 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Silence So Deep It Rings’ by Laura Mcphee

Spanning almost all of Nevada and Utah and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming, the sparsely populated regions of the Great Basin and the Basin and Range Province have stories to tell—stories intimate and vast, familial, historical, and geological.

“In Silence So Deep It Rings,” renowned landscape photographer Laura McPhee challenges the tradition of nineteenth-century survey photography, capturing the sheer beauty and depth of the West while conveying what has since occurred on the surface of the land.