As a literature type, I sometimes enjoy reading the books-about-books, because I like hearing others’ perspectives on the books they have read. Sometimes, their opinions are insightful or original, or they remind you why you like the books you have read so much. Some years back, The Chancellor bought me Erin Blakemore’s The Heroine’s Bookshelf, which is all about life lessons we can learn from different favorite literary heroines. Blakemore talks about selfhood, faith, happiness, family, dignity, and magic, among many other values, and she […]