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What Is This Thing Called Love? by Gene Wilder

My review of Gene Wilder’s last book, The Woman Who Wouldn’t, had this assertion: I don’t think Wilder is seeking to be a great writer or hone his craft in some academic or literary way. Rather, I think he enjoys … Continue reading

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Call It What You Want by Keith Lee Morris

I have been very busy with offline activities and haven’t had a chance to post reviews here. As I have mentioned before, that is likely to continue for the next six months and perhaps beyond. But I still want to … Continue reading

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In the Mail: Alone With You

Alone With You: Stories by Marisa Silver From the Publisher Marisa Silver dazzled and inspired readers with her critically acclaimed The God of War (a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist), praised by Richard Russo as “a novel of great … Continue reading

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In the Mail: Do Not Deny Me

National Book Award-finalist Thompson (for Who Do You Love) delivers a deeply affecting collection that elevates the quotidian to the sublime. Continue reading

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Love Today: Stories by Maxim Biller

Ever have the feeling that you are simply not qualified to offer an opinion on a book you have read?  For a book blogger I have this feeling more often than I would like.  But I feel particularly that way … Continue reading

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