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Michael Quinn

Critical Influences

Michael Quinn

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Writing about the things that shape how I see the world.

September 07, 2026

Reading "A Winter Book" in Summer

September 07, 2026/ Michael Quinn
Reading "A Winter Book" in Summer

Tove Jansson’s stories are like the flotsam and jetsam washed up on the beach. Put stones on the ones that interest you, to claim them as yours.

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September 07, 2026/ Michael Quinn/
critical influences, literary criticism, nature
Tove Jansson, A Winter Book, Finnish Literature, Short Stories, Critical Influences
February 06, 2026

Reading "The Summer Book" in Winter

February 06, 2026/ Michael Quinn
Reading "The Summer Book" in Winter

A small world—one island, one season, a handful of characters—brings large questions into focus.

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February 06, 2026/ Michael Quinn/
critical influences, reading & identity
Tove Jansson, The Summer Book, literary criticism, close reading, grief, aging, grandmother and child, unsentimental care, family relationships, island setting, nature writing, winter reading, Scandinavian literature

Critical Influences photo credit: Michael Quinn

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