An Embarrassment of Riches
Within reach are copies of the following, Pacific by Tom Drury, Grove 5/13. Alexander Maksik, A Marker to Measure Drift, Knopf, 7/13.…
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Month: January 2013
Giveaway:Middle Men by Jim Gavin
JR’s been raving about Middle Men, the debut collection from Jim Gavin since October, at least. If you need a reminder, read what he said about Play the Man, Illuminati and Bermuda.…
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Book Sales, Brought to You By Mr. Potato Head
You zombify books by selling them as if they were rectangular, inert matter. (My gosh, my spellcheck accepted “zombify”!) I didn’t say: “selling books as if they were sacks of potatoes” because I like potatoes.…
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When We Fell In Love – Harrison Demchick
Julia Drake is a literary publicist in L.A., and a longtime friend of Three Guys One Book. She turned me on to several authors in 2012, a couple of whom wrote essays for our When We Fell In Love Series.…
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The Journal
I’m pretty sure I’m not the first person to think of this. In fact, I’m certain I’m not because my grandma was the one who told me to start doing it about three years ago.…
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Amundsen by Alice Munro
Amundsen was an Arctic explorer. A gulf is named after him in Canada’s Northwest. It’s also the name of the second story in Alice Munro’s “Dear Life” collection, available from Knopf.…
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When We Fell In Love – Ben Schrank
I’ve been friends with Ben Schrank since before electricity. We’re lucky enough to...
Read MoreBeautiful Boy, Warm Night by Katie Roiphe
Stella was from a trailer park or a small town in the South. She seems to be on record as Katie Roiphe’s first betrayed friend.…
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After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story by Michael Hainey
At this point everyone knows I rarely read non-fiction, something about leading a non-fiction life, yeah-yeah. When my pal at S&S asked me what I was reading I told her, “& Sons by David Gilbert.”…
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& Sons by David Gilbert
By the time this book is on the shelves, you will be swimming in all sorts of things. The “summer reads” will be everywhere, and Fall ’13 will be right around the corner.…
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