“I took in a deep breath of wet cigarette and watched the green camo nets ripple slowly with the wind, marking time.” – Matt Gallagher, Youngblood There are small stories in every sentence in this novel, just one of the reasons I slowed down as I neared the end. I didn’t want to finish so soon. I love reading them, … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Wanderlust, A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
“Exploring the world is one of the best ways of exploring the mind, and walking travels both terrains.” – Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust, A History of Walking Because I love walking. And Solnit’s book. I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a … Read More
Sunday Sentence: The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
“And it may be that love sometimes occurs without pain or misery.” – E. Annie Proulx, The Shipping News The last, perfect line of one of my favorite novels. I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a story. … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
“A certain feeling comes from throwing your good life away, and it is one part rapture.” – Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior This is the very first sentence in this beautiful novel. One of the best first lines ever. I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely by Claudia Rankine
“Maybe hope is the same as breath – part of what it means to be human and alive.” Claudia Rankine, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely I’ve been reading this book slowly for a long time. It is meant to be absorbed word by word, image by image. Today, this is the sentence that claimed my attention and my heart. I … Read More
For You: A February Fiction Fest
I’ve been looking forward to this all month. After all the support you have given me, I get to offer a very special giveaway to a lucky reader. Beginning Monday, February 22, you can enter a drawing to win not one, but FIVE novels. Think about the alliterative possibilities here: Fine February Fiction From Five …Authors, okay, ran out of … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Between The World And Me
” ‘Good intention’ is a hall pass through history, a sleeping pill that ensures the Dream.” Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between The World And Me I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a story. It’s just one sentence I read … Read More
Sunday Sentence: A Hard and Heavy Thing, Matthew Hefti
I love reading them, so I’ve joined the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a story. It’s just one sentence I read this week, presented “out of context and without commentary.” This week, I had to grab more than one sentence from Matthew Hefti’s A Hard … Read More
Chances for Free Copies of Casualties
A quick post to let you know that my publisher is giving away copies of Casualties over on Goodreads. The giveaway begins today and runs right up to the launch on Groundhog Day, February 2. Here’s the link! GIVEAWAY – FREE COPIES OF CASUALTIES
Sunday Sentence: Lucy Corin’s The Entire Predicament
I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a story. It’s just one sentence I read this week, presented “out of context and without commentary. This week’s Sunday Sentence is the very first line in the very first story in her collection, The … Read More