Elizabeth Jennings, author of THE BUTTON COLLECTOR Years ago, I began writing a novel based on a family’s collection of discarded buttons because I liked the idea of small, tangible items telling stories that weave together to form a larger truth. At the time, I had no idea how many button aficionados exist in this […]
Tag Archives: fiction
April
28
The Power of Small Things, guest post by Elizabeth Jennings, author of THE BUTTON COLLECTOR
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April
16
El pergamino de la seducción (The Scroll of Seduction), Gioconda Belli
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**1/2 Barcelona: Seix Barral, 2005 (Spanish) WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2013 – Gioconda Belli’s El Pergamino de la Seduccion,The Scroll of Seduction weaves together two stories: the life of Juana of Castile in sixteenth century Spain and the story of Lucía, a young girl in 1970s Madrid. Perceptive and extensively researched, Belli’s narrative reveals a […]
March
26
The Boy in the Suitcase, Lene Kaaberbøl, Agnete Friis, New York; Soho Crime, 2011, Nina Borg #1
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Original language: Danish Nina Borg is a Red Cross nurse who has trouble saying no when someone needs help- even at the expense of the people she loves most. In the first book of a series, Lene Kaaberbøl introduces Borg and hurls her into a situation where she will have to face all of her […]
February
19
Blood Meridian, or the Evening of Redness in the West, Cormac McCarthty
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**** Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West Author: Cormac McCarthy First Edition: 1985 Original language: English I read this book after literally dozens of people suggested it after reading my post on 10 Disturbing Novels. This book was unquestionably disturbing, but not I can’t put it down disturbing, more like I can’t […]
February
08
The Kitchen House, Kathleen Grissom
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****½ The Kitchen House Author: Kathleen Grissom First Edition: 2010 Original language: English Awards: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction, Debut Author (2010) Summary: Told from the point of view of an orphaned Irish indentured servant and the illegitimate daughter of a tobacco plantation owner and one of his slaves, The Kitchen House tells […]
January
27
Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill
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*** ½ Heart-Shaped Box Author: Joe Hill First Edition: 2000 Original language: English Awards: Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (2007), Locus Award for Best First Novel (2008), Macavity Award Nominee for Best First Mystery Novel (2008), British Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008) Summary: Semi-retired heavy metal star Jude Coyne is somewhat […]
January
26
10 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
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All writers experience writers’s block. What is important is getting through it. Some techniques will work for you, while others may not. It is important to find what you are successful with and continuing to develop that technique or exercise. Try each once or twice, then repeat the ones that gave you the best […]
January
25
Divergent, Veronica Roth
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***** Divergent Author: Veronica Roth First Edition: 2011 Original language: English Awards: Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book of 2011 and for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011), ALA Teens’ Top Ten Nominee (2012), Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee for Teen Choice Book of the Year (2012), DABWAHA (Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award […]
January
22
The Last Chinese Chef, Nicole Mones
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***½ The Last Chinese Chef Author: Nicole Mones First Edition: 2007 Original language: English Summary: It has been a year since Maggie’s husband passed away, but she has been unable to rebuild her life after his sudden death. She has sold their house and moved into a small house boat, and her work as an […]
January
10
Choke, Chuck Palahniuk
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***** Choke: A Novel Author: Chuck Palahniuk First Edition: 2001 Original language: English Website: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/palahniuk/ Author Website: http://chuckpalahniuk.net Twitter: @chuckpalahniuk Summary: Sex addict Victor Mancini works in Colonial Dunsboro by day. In the afternoon he cruises sex addiction meetings for dates. By night he pretends to choke at restaurants so that a stranger can save […]
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