I’m not usually a fan of literary criticism since it often involves looking at classics or books that many people haven’t read (or don’t want to read). But I’m intrigued when I find a book of literary criticism on successful commercial fiction (in this case Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan character).
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It seems that I am adding books to my to-be-read pile daily. This morning I received a press release from Anansi, a Canadian publisher that I researched several years ago as part of a book editing course. It seems that Rawi Hage (author of De Niro’s Game) has won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award….
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Monster of Florence isn’t released yet, but I’m adding it to my to be read pile. Maybe it’s because I have to read In Cold Blood (Truman Capote) that I find myself interested in this. Both seem to be books where the author becomes part of the story or in fact becomes the story. I…
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I just love opening the door and finding a nice thick envelope in the mailbox from a publisher with a brand-spankin’ new book in it! This morning I received (unexpectedly) Rules of Deception by Christoper Reich. This is the second book that I’ve received through Booklounge.ca for filling out a survey (the last one was…
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