Thursday, October 24, 2013

My Library: Roxana Robinson and Her Grandfather's Bookroom

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Reader:   Roxana Robinson Location:   This house is in northwestern Connecticut. Collection size:   I have no idea.  Three storeys of b...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Sherman Alexie and James Lee Burke Murder Mediocrity in Missoula

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By the time I arrived at the 14th annual Humanities Montana Festival of the Book two weeks ago, Sherman Alexie had already set the town on...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Trailer Park Tuesday: Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt

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Welcome to Trailer Park Tuesday , a showcase of new book trailers and, in a few cases, previews of book-related movies. Today, I tho...
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Monday, October 21, 2013

My First Time: Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

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My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging from ...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Sunday Sentence: Mayakovsky's Revolver by Matthew Dickman

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I've read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. The subterranean ele...
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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Baseball, Booze, and Three-Legged Dogs: Metaphor and Meaning in High and Inside by Russell Rowland

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High and Inside By Russell Rowland Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds It is always a bad idea to get soppy and sentimental about baseball.  You...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Friday Freebie: The Hunter and Other Stories by Dashiell Hammett

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Congratulations to Sharon Nakagawa and Christine Norris, winners of last week's Friday Freebie: If I'd Known You Were Coming by Ka...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Trailer Park Tuesday: Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail by Kelly Luce

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Welcome to Trailer Park Tuesday , a showcase of new book trailers and, in a few cases, previews of book-related movies. "Th...
Monday, October 14, 2013

My First Time: Susanna Sonnenberg

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My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging from ...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Sunday Sentence: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I've read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. He came to me, the lit...
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Friday, October 11, 2013

Friday Freebie: If I'd Known You Were Coming by Kate Milliken

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Congratulations to Susan Warner , winner of last week's Friday Freebie: The Fountain of St. James Court by Sena Jeter Naslund. Thi...