Literature Lust: Love Letter for Readers and Writers
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April 15, 2020 / #10 / Your Absolutely FREE Attitude Adjustment!
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Times are tough right now, no doubt about it. If you need an attitude adjustment, check out this piece. I woke up at 4:00 a.m. one morning thinking about this simple philosophy. It's my favorite piece that I've written over the last two weeks, and I hope it lifts you up, too.
Thank you for joining me for book-talk, ideas about writing, cool words, and insights to human nature that we get from reading. I appreciate you being here and hope you'll
drop me a note
to let me know what you're reading or what you'd like to know more about.
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“Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.”
– Diane Duane
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Looking forward to these reads!
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Maybe it's the book cover. I'm a sucker for anything with writing on it, so when I saw this book, I had to pick it up.
When Time Stood Still: My Father's War and What Remains of It
is the non-fiction account of a daughter who finds a box of papers after her father dies, only to discover a false identity and a complete history of her father which was unlike anything she had been led to believe.
This is a 90-year odyssey that incorporates a detective story and a memoir and a family's choice to survive the Nazis.
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A newlywed, pregnant with her first child, gets an invitation to an art gallery, only to find out that an ex-lover has used her as the subject of a photography exhibit.
The attention she gets alters her vision of herself, and the ultimate question in the book is of how feelings affect the perception of beauty. (Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?)
The New York Times calls this book one of the most anticipated titles of the spring of 2020.
One review said, "
The novel has a romantic slowness, unfurling gracefully, little by little, to show how quickly the present gives way to the future, or concedes to the past."
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The Power of the Porch to Connect Us
"Without her front porch, I would never have known she existed." Remember Andy of Mayberry? In the evenings, the town residents would sit out on the porch and exchange pleasantries. They'd say "howdy," and ask about the garden or comment on the...
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We're all here because we love to read. But what do you really know about books and the world of publishing?
Guess what age groups buy the most books?
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Five Things You Should Know About Book World Now
Many of us want to write a book and then publish it with the hope that thousands - maybe millions of people (be still, my heart) - will read it. Knowing these facts may help you choose your topic, pitch it to an agent, and marketing it for better ...
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For Word-Nerds Everywhere:
Vocabulary From My Latest Literary Travels
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avuncular
"
relating to an uncle"
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lubricious
"
intended to arouse sexual desire; slippery with oil"
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numinous
"a strong religious or spiritual quality"
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The above three words come from Chris Bohjalian's new book,
Red Lotus, which I'll cover in the next issue.
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I write about the "back-stories" of books and their authors. I investigate how a book is written and how that writing affects our reading of it. I look at how a book fits into the current canon. I'll share what I enjoy or what insights I gained, but I don't RATE them because everybody's tastes are different, and who I am to criticize another writer's work?
All the same, I enjoyed this one. Yes, it's a WONDERFUL story, but the idea that the main character understands the world through scents is a unique plot twist that I've never seen in other books.
I'd love to hear what you think. If you read it,
let me know.
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Heart
felt
Like you, I've been emotionally affected by the impact of the Coronavirus. If you want a little optimism, check out these:
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I was impacted by the story I saw about 500 unclaimed victims of the Coronavirus. It made me think about living a life that matters to others. Nobody wants to be "unclaimed."
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