June, 2012 - Three Guys One Book

When We Fell In Love – Robert Anasi

Posted by Three Guys One Book | Jun 27, 2012 | Guest Posts, WWFIL

JE: I met Robert Anasi at a conference in Wenatchee, which was every bit as sexy as it sounds. That’s just how I roll, dawg.…

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Posted by Dennis Haritou | Jun 25, 2012 | Reviews

In October of 2012 Europa Editions will release My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. I consider that a publishing event since My Brilliant Friend is the first novel in a trilogy.…

May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes

Posted by Three Guys One Book | Jun 19, 2012 | Conversations, Reviews

JR: I found myself stuck for something to read years ago while on vacation in Newport, RI. I happened upon Music for Torching, and my life has never really been the same.…

Nostalgia

Posted by Jason Rice | Jun 18, 2012 | Conversations

Nostalgia and the lack of it has really been bothering me lately. VU and I discussed it, with varying results. VU cuts it to the quick.…

Girls – HBO

Posted by Jason Rice | Jun 15, 2012 | Reviews

It took me a while to figure this show out, and I’m not sure I can say one way or the other that I “get it”.…

When We Fell In Love – Benjamin Wood

Posted by Dennis Haritou | Jun 14, 2012 | Guest Posts, WWFIL

Benjamin Wood’s debut novel, The Bellwether Revivals, which has garnered considerable praise in the U.K., goes on-sale in the U.S. this week.…

Why Revising Your Novel is like wanting to Throw Up.

Posted by Jason Rice | Jun 13, 2012 | Conversations

Very Unphotogenic and I are continuing the talk about things that interest us. Cleary; revising a novel holds no sway, for us…at all.…

This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman

Posted by Jason Rice | Jun 11, 2012 | Reviews

It was hard not to compare This Beautiful Life to The Privileges, which I hated, beyond anything I’ve hated in a long time.…

I decided to write or perish – James Salter

Posted by Jason Chambers | Jun 8, 2012 | News

We’ve spilled some ink on James Salter in the recent past, including his recent receipt of the PEN/Malamud Award. Now Open Road is releasing two of his earlier novels in e-format.…

Interview with Joshua Henkin

Posted by Dennis Haritou | Jun 7, 2012 | Interviews

DH: Joshua, I think you decided at an early point that The World Without You would take place in a single weekend and almost at a single place, the Frankel homestead in Lenox, Massachusetts.…

The World Without You by Joshua Henkin

Posted by Dennis Haritou | Jun 6, 2012 | Reviews

Let’s start with the title: The World Without You. It’s tantalizingly ambiguous. It’s unclear who is making the reference or to whom the reference is addressed.…