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The first couple weeks of August have come and almost gone. I can hardly believe it. Can we also say bah humbug to scheduled posts being marked “missed schedule”? My absence from the blog was not supposed to be nearly as noticeable as it was. Anyway…I finished 7 books in July. I haven’t read as [...]
The time passes so quickly! It’s time for another BOOK CLUB Giveaway. We are excited to be working with a new BOOK CLUB partner for another round of exciting book club selections. Our next few books are from Picador, and we had to make some hard choices to see just which books we would be [...]
Welcome to BOOK CLUB, a joint venture between me and Jen from Devourer of Books. Today we are going to be chatting about The Convert, by Deborah Baker which was published by Graywolf Press. The Last Convert tells the story of Margaret Marcus, a young Jewish woman who renounces her faith, converts to Islam and travels to [...]
I first heard about Michael Crummey’s Galore last December when Other Press hosted a happy hour for bloggers and publishing industry professionals showcasing their current and upcoming catalog. The folks there were very excited about Galore and I was very intrigued by the premise, a man being cut from the belly of a whale and [...]
The time passes so quickly! I feel like I was just giving away a book for BOOK CLUB. If you are reading along with us, then I hope that you are getting ready for our discussion of Other Press’s Galore, by Michael Crummey over at Devour of Books on Tuesday, April 26th. In the meantime, [...]
At seventy, Raj is still haunted by the ghosts and sadness that have shaped his life, but there has been one ghost in particular that has made it difficult for him to find peace. After a dream Raj is prompted to visit the grave of a boy he once knew, a boy who defined much [...]
Welcome to BOOK CLUB, a joint venture between me and Jen from Devourer of Books. Today we are going to be chatting about Picking Bones From Ash, by Marie Mutsuki Mockett which was published this month by Graywolf Press. Picking Bones From Ash tells the dual narratives of Satomi a gifted pianist struggling in pursuit of goals that [...]
Welcome to the inaugural BOOK CLUB, a joint venture between me and Jen from Devourer of Books. Today we are going to be chatting about A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear, by Atiq Rahimi which was published this month by Other Press. A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear tells the story of Farhad, [...]
Farhad is a student living in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1979. Out drinking one night with a friend, he misses curfew and receives a brutal beating from soldiers just as he is approaching home. Farhad is discovered in the street and taken in to recover by a Good Samaritan, and while resting in her home, he [...]
Last year (which was really just last month), Jen (Devourer of Books) and I announced our joint BOOK CLUB. On January 25th we will be discussing the first selection, A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear, by Atiq Rahimi, here on this blog with 10 readers who won a copy of the book from either [...]