The Quivering Pen

Just now I can feel that little quivering of the pen which has always foreshadowed the happy delivery of a good book. --Emile Zola

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Sunday Sentence: Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart by Irmgard Keun

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Children are the bonny little ...
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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Sunday Sentence: The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. The Western world is located s...
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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Sunday Sentence: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.        Wine in, truth out. ...
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Monday, August 3, 2020

My First Time: Kim Powers

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The First Time I Told the Truth (Then Lied About It)  It was third grade. I don’t remember exactly what the assignment was, but I’ll neve...
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Sunday, August 2, 2020

Sunday Sentence: Homie by Danez Smith

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.        someone dragged the ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Sunday Sentence: Blood Ties & Brown Liquor by Sean Hill

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.        A flock of starlings...
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Sunday, June 7, 2020

Sunday Sentence: Blood Ties & Brown Liquor by Sean Hill

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.        Lord, I wish I knew ...
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Friday, June 5, 2020

Friday Freebie: The Mountains Sing by by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

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Congratulations to Carole Mertz , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie contest: Brave Deeds by David Abrams. Thanks to everyone who partic...
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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Breaching the Levee of Rage

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It’s hard to write this week. And yet, I composed something: a raw draft of my thoughts after returning from a peaceful vigil at the Montan...
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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Fresh Ink: May 2020 Edition

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Fresh Ink  is a monthly tally of new and forthcoming books — mainly advance review copies (aka “uncorrected proofs” and “galleys”) —I’ve re...

Sunday Sentence: I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

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Simply put, the best sentence(s)* I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without** commentary. If you met him, you wou...
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