Waiting On Wednesday (WOW) is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights an upcoming release I'm eagerly anticipating at The Gilmore Guide to Books. Goodreads says: A vivid and compelling novel about a woman who becomes entangled in an affair with Edgar Allan Poe—at the same time she becomes the unwilling confidante of his much-younger wife. It is ... Read More...
Sunday Sentence: Living Beautifully
Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. What the fundamental ambiguity of being human points out is that as much as we want to, we can never say, “This is the only true way. This is how it is. End of discussion.” ... Read More...
Waiting on Wednesday: Mother Mother
Waiting On Wednesday (WOW) is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights an upcoming release I'm eagerly anticipating at The Gilmore Guide to Books. This week it's Mother Mother by Koren Zailckas. Release date is September 17th. From Goodreads: Josephine Hurst has her family under control. With two beautiful daughters, a brilliantly ... Read More...
Sunday Sentence: Sweet Thunder
Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. I thought again what an achievement a book is, a magic box simultaneously holding the presence of the author and the wonders of the world. ... Read More...
Sunday Sentence: This is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. Think of a sink pipe filled with sticky sediment. The only way to get clean water is to force a small ocean through the tap. Most of us are full up with bad stories, boring stories, self-indulgent stories, searing works of ... Read More...
Powell’s Event: Chris Bohjalian
Recently I was at Powell’s to hear author Chris Bohjalian read from his newest book, The Light in the Ruins. Little did I know the reading would be the least of the entertainment, because Bohjalian is an accomplished raconteur with an ease that makes you feel as if you were in his home and he was entertaining. Not hyped up, but welcoming and gracious. After thanking us from ... Read More...
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