Welcome to Week 1 of Roots, the beginning of the American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along. In Chapters 1-5 we are introduced to the world of Kunta Kinte’s village of Juffure, or Jufureh, in The Gambia, West Africa. These opening chapters set the stage for the story by immersing us in the life, culture, and traditions of … Continue reading Week 1: Beginnings – Roots and the Power of Origins
Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
2024 Read-Along Wrap-Ups
We've come to the end of 2024, and that means it's time wrap up two different read-alongs, the Aubrey/Maturin Chapter-a-Week 4 Year Read-Along Odyssey and the 2024 Fantasy Classics Chapter-a-Day Read-Along. The Aubrey/Maturin Series The Aubrey/Maturin Read-Along lasted four years, from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. In those four years we read all 209 … Continue reading 2024 Read-Along Wrap-Ups
Preparing for the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along: Roots
As we stand on the threshold of the new year, I am very happy to welcome you to the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along. My hope for you is that this year's read-along becomes a daily rhythm of savoring the language, characters, themes, and landscapes of three extraordinary works of American literature: Roots by Alex … Continue reading Preparing for the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along: Roots
Announcing the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
Welcome to the official sign-up post for the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along. This year we will be reading some of the most important and beloved works of American literature, including two Pulitzer Prize winners and a book that some call "the great American novel." This is the eighth year of the chapter-a-day read-along, and in … Continue reading Announcing the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
A New Home for the Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
Welcome to the new home of Nick's Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, an online community of global readers who read great literature together, one chapter each day. (If you're new to the read-along, please see the About page for the full story.) After seven years of hosting the read-along at my personal blog, One Catholic Life, I've decided … Continue reading A New Home for the Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Today marks the end of our year-long reading of nearly all of George Eliot's novels. By reading a chapter a day, we finished Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda. Looking back over the past year, I have to admit that this year's challenge was more difficult for … Continue reading George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Preparing for the 2024 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Chronicles of Narnia
The 2024 Fantasy Classics Chapter-a-Day Read-along begins in just a couple of days and it’s time to get ready to enter our first fantastical world, the enchanted land of Narnia. I hope you've been able to track down a copy of The Chronicles of Narnia either in the single volume edition or as a box … Continue reading Preparing for the 2024 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Chronicles of Narnia
Announcing the 2024 Fantasy Classics Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
Welcome to the official sign-up post for a very special 2024 Chapter-a-Day Read-along! This year we we will be reading some of the most beloved modern classics in all of literature: The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, and the entire Harry Potter series. All three series are in the top ten of the … Continue reading Announcing the 2024 Fantasy Classics Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
Middlemarch: Preparing for the 2023 George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along
The George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along continues this week with a book that some call the greatest novel in the English language, Middlemarch: A Study in Provincial Life. I have wanted to read Middlemarch for many years, having started it several times, but I was never able to make it very far. A book like Middlemarch … Continue reading Middlemarch: Preparing for the 2023 George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along
Musketeer Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-up
It's been over fourteen months since we first began our journey with D'Artagnan and the rest of his musketeer friends, and today we reach the end of their story. Even though I finished my first reading of the series just three years ago, I still enjoyed reading it again, especially getting to revisit such interesting … Continue reading Musketeer Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-up