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John King Books
This time I visited the John King Books store in Ferndale. I got the complete poetry of Carl Sandburg, “The Summer Book” by Tove Jansson, “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg, and “Lunch Poems” by Frank O’Hara. If you’re in the market for writers’ letters, journals, diaries, and biographies, definitely visit the Ferndale location.
Camping Trip
I had a great time in Cleveland: camping, sleeping with spiders on the tent, purchasing two new books, touring Ohio City Farm and The Great Lakes Brewery, and walking around the West Side Market.
A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel
This is an amazing collection of short stories by Ramona Ausubel. The stories have beautiful language and intriguing characters. Definitely a short story collection to read this year.
Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr
“Memory Wall” by Anthony Doerr is a must read short story collection. Travel to South Africa, Lithuania, and Wyoming. If you haven’t read his other collection “The Shell Collector,” pick up a copy. These are two of my favorite collections to date.
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell
“In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods” is Matt Bell‘s first novel. His short story collection “How They Were Found” and novella “Cataclysm Baby” are also worthwhile reads. The wife sings objects into being and the husband builds the house. The couple tries to create a family but each pregnancy …
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
I read “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Sheryl Sandberg. She shares personal examples about having a career at Facebook and Google while raising her children. Kudos to John Green for going on paternity leave for the birth of his second child.
A Thousand Words per Page: the Wordless Novel
Originally posted on Graphically Inclined:
Close Cousins or Distant Family? In the Afterword to George Walker’s Graphic Witness: Four Wordless Graphic Novels by Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, Giacomo Patri, Laurence Hyde (Firefly Books, 2007), Seth suggests that although the wordless novels which began to gain notoriety at the beginning of the 20th century are now…
Zine Contest
I signed up! There is a contest to make a 24 page zine in 24 hours in July. For more information, visit the FAQ. If you complete the challenge and mail it in, you’ll earn a pin and have the cover and some pages of your zine showcased on the 24 hour zine thing blog. …
E-Books–How Much?
Talking Writing discusses e-books: how much should you pay? Check out this article about the court and this article on how much e-books should cost. Personally, the most I have paid for an e-book is $9.99. I’ll purchase an e-book if I want to have the book but don’t want it to weigh me down when …
Suzanna and Writing 