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Best Books I’ve Read So Far in 2022
They are The Return by Hisham Matar, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie. I highly recommend all three. The first two have won the Pulitzer. These three books all happen to be memoirs or autobiographies. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, autobiographies, books, Frank McCourt, Hisham Matar, memoirs, Pulitzer, Salman Rushdie, writers
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Absolutely Transfixed by this Audiobook – Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie
How I wished Salman Rushdie narrated the whole book and not just the prologue. I always desire to hear the story in the writer’s own voice. I am fascinated by his biography as I’m a great admirer of his genious. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, biography, Joseph Anton, Life, Salman Rushdie, writers
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Books I Love: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
I’m in the midst of the audio book brilliantly narrated by the author himself, but I long to read it as well, to really take it all in at leisure. No surprise that this is one of the best memoirs … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela’s ashes, authors, books, Life, Pulitzer, reading, writers
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The Return by Hisham Matar
I randomly searched for a Pulitzer Prize winning audio book and found this at the library (I use the Libby App). I am still within the first few chapters of this audio book narrated by the author himself. I’m blown … Continue reading
Children’s Section at Littered with Books
Browsing at the kiddie section inspired this post.
Can you Recall the Books You’ve Read?
I use my blog like a memory device, because I am old and when I look back I want evidence that I didn’t completely fritter my time away. Sorry that the blog’s becoming totally self indulgent and I forgot my … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, authors, beauty, blogging, books, culture, Ishiguro, learning, Life, Living, personal, Peter Mayle, reading, recommendations, Rohinton Mistry, writing, Yann Martell
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My Favourite Writers and Books
Thanks so much to blogger whatsaysyou, who asked me about my favourite authors in the comments. I just loved the question and thought I’d put it in a post. Here’s what comes to mind right away: Yann Martel (The Life … Continue reading
Writers’ Rooms
I felt like doing a post on the writers I am currently enthralled by, and I thought it would be fascinating to get a glimpse of the rooms where they produce their magic. A personal view of the rooms, where … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, Charlotte Bronte, famous, home, inspiration, kurt vonnegut, Life, Paul Theroux, Peter Mayle, Rooms, V S Naipaul, writers, Writers' Rooms
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Writing and Honesty
Lately I have become extremely self-conscious about blogging. It’s very hard to write honestly from the heart, because it leaves you feeling very exposed – almost naked. Sometimes I feel like deleting a whole post because it left me too … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, blogging, exposed, honesty, Paul Theroux, personal, travel, writers, writing
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How Do Famous Writers Write?
Writing habits of Paul Theroux, Haruki Murakami, Salman Rushdie and Peter Mayle. Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, books, famous, Haruki Murakami, how to write, interview, Life, Paul Theroux, routine, writers, writing, writing style
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