From: revisingproust@nonpretentious.com Subject: Letters to Inspiring Writers #8: Elizabeth Gilbert Date: April 17, 2009 3:26:28 AM EDT To: mail@wylieagency.com Dear Liz: I hope you don’t mind that I am being so informal with you. After reading about your time as a Coyote Ugly muse, your extreme sadness over your divorce,...
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Letters to Inspiring Writers: Dear Elizabeth Gilbert, I Do Love Your Voice
[Book Review] The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
There are some people I know who love to read books about India. The Namesake, Interpreter of Maladies, The God of Small Things, The Inheritance of Loss, A Fine Balance…. I’m not one of them. (Heck, I’ve never even seen Slumdog Millionaire.) There are also some people I know who love to read books...
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Book recommendation
For anyone out there who likes the Nick Hornby style of infiltrating pop music references into his narrative, read Tom Perrotta’s early novel “The Wishbones“. Also for any of you who don’t like Hornsby’s books, it is more interesting than his books.
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An Introduction to Literary Madness
An introduction into the madness that is Ian Caithness' life.
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Which Murakami Do You Love? (a book review)
I am a big fan of Haruki Murakami. If you follow my reading list on Goodreads, you’ll soon see this. In addition, a few of my previous posts have mentioned my love for Murakami. (And, no, I’m not speaking about this Murakami.) But, it’s not just my love for (the writer) Murakami which makes...
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Slowly, I’ll Learn
In 2009, I would like to review each book that I read. Whether my personal reaction to a book is a review is up for debate. (Last year, I tried one or two book reviews. But, I guess, each review focused on me as opposed to the book. Maybe that’s how I write book...
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Forward: Open Letter from a Distressed Bookseller
Column: Open Letter from a Distressed Bookseller Owner of Shaman Drum: “This is our darkest hour” BY KARL POHRTFEBRUARY 17, 2009 Karl Pohrt, owner of Shaman Drum Bookshop. This fall and winter Shaman Drum Bookshop went into a steep financial decline. Textbook sales declined $510K from last year. We managed to cut our payroll...
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Book Review: Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential
If you eat, drink, dine, go to restaurants, like tattoos, loud music, crass behavior, the Food Network, or have a personality, you should read Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential. Likewise, if you have ever worked in a kitchen, a restaurant, a take-out joint, served food as a waiter/a waitress/a waitron, I am guessing you have...
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Letters to Inspiring Writers: Josh Henkin wrote Matrimony. Now he’s my (goodreads) friend.
Last September, I received this e-mail from one of my mentors. From: Date: Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 9:01 AM Subject: Strong suggestion Must read book of the year that no one has heard of: Matrimony by Joshua Henkin So, of course, I read it. It was a quick read....
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Scrounge through your mom’s things to find romantic comedy this holiday season!
You are so antisemitic. I bet you saw the title of this post and figured, ah, the Jewish Mother-in-Training’s back…she’s probably wishing me a Happy Hanukkah or Chanukah. But, no, darling Readers. If there is one thing that I give to you this holiday season, other than my companionship on Christmas Eve, which is...
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