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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Ilene Beckerman, Author of The Smartest Woman I Know
Ilene Beckerman’s writing career began at the age of sixty when she wrote the memoir Love, Loss, and What I Wore. The book has been adapted to an Off-Broadway play that has been a great success. She wrote three more books before recently publishing The Smartest Woman I Know (see my review). Beckerman says of her late-blooming writing success, “Oprah did a profile of me, my books have been translated into many languages I can’t speak, … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Nina Sankovitch, author of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
I am so thrilled to welcome Nina Sankovitch, author of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair (see my review!), to share her five favorite books. While you’re here, don’t forget to check out the new Books Distilled online book club forum, The Book Circle! Nina Sankovitch was born in Evanston, Illinois to immigrant parents, the youngest of three girls. She graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in History and Spanish, and then went straight to Harvard … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Charlotte Merrick
Quick announcement! There’s still time to sign up for the online book club next Wednesday evening (9/28) at 8:00 PM! We’re reading Alice LaPlante’s Turn of Mind. It’s a page turner, so there’s still time! Now on to my friend Charlotte’s 5 favorite reads… Charlotte received her MA in English, against her better judgment. 1. White Noise, by Don DeLillo I read White Noise when I was dissatisfied with my graduate studies and contemplating whether what I was learning … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Linsey Jayne
Book Club First off, I have a book club announcement. The first ever Books Distilled book club will be held on Wednesday evening, September 28, at 8:00 PM Eastern time. We’ll be discussing Alice LaPlante’s novel Turn of Mind through Vyew, which allows both text and voice sharing. Sign up here if you haven’t already–there’s only 10 spaces for our inaugural meeting! Guest Post Linsey and I were roomies at the Fairfield MFA residency this summer. Our room … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Kim from Sophisticated Dorkiness
Kim is a journalist and book-lover who currently lives in Madison, WI, but will soon be making a big move to take the job of her dreams in a small town in Minnesota. When not reading, Kim loves watching entire TV series on DVD, playing with her cat, and trying to learn to cook. Kim writes the book blog Sophisticated Dorkiness. Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows I love reading nonfiction. While nonfiction makes … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Amanda Teague of Library of my Own
Happy Thursday, folks. Please welcome my friend Amanda from Library of my Own to share the five books she can’t live without! Residing in sunny Las Vegas, Amanda is an aspiring librarian, new mom, wife, and dog owner. Her passions include reading, photography, coffee, and traveling. I grew up loving books. My mom is an early childhood education major and instilled very early in me a love of books. When Brooke asked me if I wanted to … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Phil Lemos AND Guest Post at Cordelia Calls it Quits!
Before I allow my friend Phil the floor to share the 5 books he can’t live without, I have some exciting news. I have a guest post today over at Cordelia Calls it Quits. A double dose of excitement! Please enjoy. Phil Lemos writes the blog Life in the Philloverse and has published three short stories — “Let It Go,” “BMW Supermodel” and “Upset of the Century” in the past year. He is pursuing an MFA in fiction at … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Kit of Books are My Boyfriends
In real life, Kit is a nationally produced and award winning playwright, an award winning screenwriter, a performing arts teacher and a world traveller. In internet life she blogs about books at Books are my Boyfriends and writes the webcomic “Aces.” That’s the story of Kit! 1.) MIDDLEMARCH, by George Eliot. MIDDLEMARCH is a sharper, smarter, more tragic and hilarious PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. An early 19th century tale about a girl who … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Travis Baker
Hey, folks! You get a double dose of excitement today! I have my first guest post over at my friend’s blog, Reinventing Erin. Erin is a fellow classmate in the Fairfield MFA program. She asked me to share an “aha!” moment. Check it out! Here on Books Distilled, welcome my friend Travis, also a fellow FUMFA’er. At our January residency, during the student readings, he told a story about a frog. It was awesome. Travis Baker teaches … Read entire article »
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5 Books I Can’t Live Without: Caroline McGraw
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Welcome my second guest poster, Caroline McGraw. Caroline and I have been friends and writing partners since college, when we would meet for coffee to edit each other’s English papers. We’ve continued the trend by exchanging drafts of books we’re writing. I’m thrilled to welcome her to Books Distilled to share the five books she can’t live without! 1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. You may have been forced to read this too … Read entire article »
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