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Little Known Facts

March 4, 2013

Little Known Facts

Christine Sneed’s Little Known Facts stars Renn Ivins, a mega-watt Hollywood star. As he enters his early fifties he’s had two wives, has two adult children, more acting awards than he can count, money to spare, directing and screenwriting credits, and is revered around the world by men and women alike. He’s also plagued with the burdens of this type of life: fidelity and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, Hollywood

Kent Haruf Interview

March 2, 2013

Kent Haruf

Earlier this week I reviewed Kent Haruf's newest book, Benediction. To say I loved the book is an understatement. It was one of those books that, when finished, left me moved and mad at myself for having gone this long without knowing the author. I also resolved to learn more about Haruf and to read his other books. Step one was completed with this article from Publisher's ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: authors, interview, Publisher's Weekly, writing

Wise Men

March 1, 2013

Wise Men

In Wise Men, we meet Arthur Wise the man who created class action lawsuits when he sued an airline company after their flight crashed in the 1950s. From being a brash, rude, arrogant and penniless lawyer he went to a multi-millionaire who created a livelihood first out of suing the airlines and then by working for them. Wise Men begins when Arthur, first flush with success, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, debut, family saga, historical fiction, Reagan Arthur Books

Ignorance

February 27, 2013

Ignorance

In a small Catholic village in Occupied France, Jeanne and Marie-Angèle attend the local convent school.  From the beginning they are distinctly different girls from their backgrounds to their current family life. Marie- Angèle is the blonde-haired, blue-eyed daughter of the local grocer while Jeanne is a small, dark and intense girl whose mother has been reduced to cleaning ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, France, historical fiction, WWII

Benediction

February 25, 2013

Benediction

Yes. You know how much they think of you. Well, I think a lot of them too. But they never say much, do they? They never say much to me. You don’t let people, Daddy. You never have. You think that’s what it is? Yes, I do. Well. I don’t know about that. I couldn’t say. -Lorraine speaking to her father It is the beginning of summer but the end of Dad Lewis’ life. As per ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, dying, family, Knopf, the West

No One is Here Except All of Us

February 22, 2013

no one is here

That one world is at war does nothing to interrupt the patient churning of peaceful years someplace far away. There are so many kinds of fiction and so many ways an author can draw a reader in. Some appeal to the masses and write a quick easy read and some require more from their readers. No One is Here Except All of Us is a unique book and so, not easy to review. It’s the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, Europe, historical fiction, magical realism, Riverhead Books, WWII

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