Sunday, April 7, 2019

Sunday Sentence: “Children Are Magic” by Natalie Serber

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Barrett held her wineglass...
Friday, April 5, 2019

Friday Freebie: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold

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Congratulations to Asalia Arauz , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: three novels by Julia Alvarez: In the Time of the Butterflies , How...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Sunday Sentence: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. The news of Anders Eckman’...
Monday, March 25, 2019

Day Jobs and All-the-Time Writers

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For nearly all my working life, I’ve held jobs that were not, shall we say, dedicated to the study or creation of art. And so, I constan...

Front Porch Books: March 2019 edition

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Front Porch Books is a monthly tally of new and forthcoming books — mainly advance review copies (aka “uncorrected proofs” and “galleys”) ...
Sunday, March 24, 2019

Sunday Sentence: The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. A sermon is not to tell yo...
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Friday, March 22, 2019

Friday Freebie: Three by Julia Alvarez

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Congratulations to John Smith , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions and Auntie Poldi and the Vineyar...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Trailer Tuesday: Women Talking by Miriam Toews

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The Margaret Atwood comparisons are inevitable. Dust the surface and Miriam Toews’ new novel Women Talking bears a thematic resembl...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Sunday Sentence: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Daisy was Carole King, sh...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

A Dead Man’s Books: Jennifer Spiegel’s Library

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Reader:  Jennifer Spiegel Location:   Phoenix, Arizona Collection Size:  No real clue. The one book I'd run back into a burning...
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Friday, March 15, 2019

Friday Freebie: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions and Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna by Mario Giordano

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Congratulations to Phil Milio , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: Bellflower by Mary Vensel White. It’s Auntie Poldi Week at The Qui...