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E. G. Runyan

Dec 1, 20232 min read

Airman: A Review & Rant

Description from Goodreads In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his...

E. G. Runyan

Oct 27, 20233 min read

Read, Read, and Read Some More: A Helpful Tool For Reading Good Books

Photo credit to Pavan Trikutan on Unsplash. I went through a recent time in my life when I read almost nothing. And man, did I suffer for...

E. G. Runyan

May 30, 20232 min read

Cities, Sydney, Sacrifice: One of the Best Books I've Ever Read

“It was the best of times, It was the worst of times, It was the age of wisdom, It was the age of foolishness, It was the epoch of...

E. G. Runyan

May 23, 20232 min read

Guest Post: My DAD! (But From When He Was In College...)

Recently my Dad re-discovered his old college blog. Naturally, I've read every post by this time; it's hilarious to read the things my...

E. G. Runyan

Apr 11, 20232 min read

A Review On: Britfield & the Lost Crown

Twelve-year old Tom is desperate to escape from Weatherly, the abusive orphanage where he lives with over fifty other children. He’s...

E. G. Runyan

Mar 24, 20231 min read

Poetic Surrender: A Review

I only very recently became interested in the world of poetry, and before now I had never read a poetry book before. The first poetry...

E. G. Runyan

Mar 6, 20232 min read

How To Build a Home Library That Serves You and Others Well

How do you decide what books to buy and which ones to leave un-bought? You might be thinking, “Well, you can’t have too many books, can...