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

Friday, September 1, 2017

Friday Freebie: The People at Number 9 by Felicity Everett

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Congratulations to Martha Burzynski , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt. This week’s con...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

Girls in Lakes, Soldiers in Boots: A Conversation Between Bill Roorbach and David Abrams

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David Abrams and Bill Roorbach first met at PNBA, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association conference, which took place in Tacoma, Washing...
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Sunday Sentence: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. I took the orange and my t...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Sunday Sentence: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. How loud is death? See ...
Monday, August 14, 2017

My First Time: Felicity Everett

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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 ...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Sunday Sentence: The Girl of the Lake by Bill Roorbach

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. He kissed her forehead (co...
Saturday, August 12, 2017

Brave Deeds on tour

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The bags are packed. The Jeep is gassed. The road is waiting. Early Monday morning, I will set out on a driving tour of bookstores i...
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Friday, August 11, 2017

Friday Freebie: Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt

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Congratulations to Bonnie West , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: Malin Persson Giolitto’s Quicksand . This week’s contest is for Cr...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Front Porch Books: August 2017 edition

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The Age of Perpetual Light by Josh Weil ( Grove/Atlantic ) I look forward to a new Josh Weil book like Donald Trump looks forward ...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

There Will Be Boxes: Caitlin Hamilton Summie’s Library

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Reader:   Caitlin Hamilton Summie Location:   Knoxville, TN Collection size:  Estimated 1,000 The one book I'd run back into a b...
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Trailer Park Tuesday: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

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There will be blood. Oh yes, buckets and freshets and rivers of blood. Sniff the first pages of Sarah Schmidt’s debut novel See What I H...
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