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Friday Find: War Dances by Sherman Alexie
War Dances by Sherman AlexieFrom National Book Award–winner Alexie comes a new collection of stories, poems, question and answer sequences, and hybrids of all three and beyond. In a penetrating voice that mixes humor with anger, Alexie pointedly as...
Booking through Thankful Thursdays
First I wish all my American friends A Very Happy Thanksgiving!What books and authors are you particularly thankful for this year?I am thankful to have read a lot of good books this year. A few of those are:The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven GallowayT...
Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Word Wednesday is hosted by Kathy of BermudaOnionTaking a word from White Picket Fences by Susan Meissnerprzyjaciel: (page 344): "Hush, przyjaciel, I told you about the other fire. You never listen to me." From Proto-Slavic *prijatelьdearpr...
A-Z Wednesday: A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
This is a repost.Title: A Passage To IndiaAuthor: E. M. ForsterISBN: 9780141441160Publisher: Penguin ClassicsPages: 416I read "A Passage to India" by E.M.Forster more than 2 decades back. This was one of the novels prescribed for in the English Elect...
Tuesday: Teaser/Whereabouts
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!...
Monday: Musing/Mailbox/Whereabouts
Monday Mailbox is hosted by Marcia, In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and New Crayons is hosted by Color Online. Check all three, which are related to books you receive in the past week.I received the following two books:1) Tallgrass by Sand...
