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Like quirky indie films, I’m drawn to quirky indie books. This fall’s Touch and Go by Thad Nodine (the new fiction title from Unbridled Books) is lining up to fit the bill; the first sentence of the book blurb reminds me of a “guy walks into a bar” joke, but you’ll see it’s much more [...]
This teaser is from Oil on Water, a novel by Helon Hablila. Mr. Habila is the author of Measuring Time and Waiting for an Angel (winner of the Commonwealth Prize and the Caine Prize for African Writing).
Oil on Water was recently published in paperback by W. W. Norton; here’s the publisher’s synopsis:
In the oil-rich and environmentally [...]
Did you read Chevy Stevens’ debut novel, Still Missing, when it came out about a year ago? Still Missing is the story of Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor who is abducted at a home showing one day. She’s held captive for a year in a remote cabin; that story is told in an interesting format [...]
Today is launch day (flight day?) for Rebecca Rasmussen’s debut novel, The Bird Sisters.
The story of The Bird Sisters is inspired by Rasmussen’s grandmother, who felt a loneliness early in life, with the death of her parents and a tenuous relationship with her sister. The author reimagines the sisters’ relationship in the tale of Milly [...]
I’ve been working on organizing my bookshelves these past few weeks. I’ve successfully purged duplicates, books that I’ve read but am unlikely to read again, and books that just “aren’t my thing.” I’m very pleased to say that all my fiction is now shelved alpha by author – no more piles of novels lining the [...]
Have you ever been to a twitter party? You don’t have to dress up for them, no need to bring a bottle of wine for the host, and it’s not too impolite to step out if the doorbell rings. Last Friday, the BookMaven (Bethanne Patrick) hosted a twitter party for Joshua Foer and his new [...]
I picked up 13, rue Thérèse after reading this review from Kathy at Bermudaonion. Elena Mauli Shapiro’s debut novel is an unusual format – it’s an illustrated novel. Not a graphic novel, there’s more text than graphics. About 1/10 of the pages contain a photo, postcard, or other image, and the finished hardcover includes QR [...]
When I met up with Sandy and Heather last week, we did a bit of book-swapping. Funny, I ended up with more books than I brought (not by much, but still, more!), so I snuck my exchanges back into the hotel past J, hoping he wouldn’t see.
I ignored the stack of books on the [...]
TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by MizB at Should be Reading; I’ve modified this version to allow more than two sentences from anywhere on the page:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us one or two “teaser” sentences” from that page. Please share the title of the book that you’re [...]
TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by MizB at Should be Reading; I’ve modified this version to allow more than two sentences from anywhere on the page:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us one or two “teaser” sentences” from that page. Please share the title of the book that you’re [...]
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