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Real Things
Dearest Fans, Watchers, Listeners & Readers, I have been moving house and home across the country and, as you may have noticed, I have been unavailable to read and make regular video book reviews. During this time, you have been … Continue reading
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Winter Journal
Winter Journal is a memoir by Paul Auster, © Henry Holt 2012
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Tagged body, book review, contemporary memoir, gender, loneliness, love, memoir, new york city, pain, perspective, physical experience, physical space, second person
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Stuff!
Thanks to everyone who has been active here in my absence. I’m having some technical difficulties that have delayed filming of my upcoming review of Nikky Finney’s collection Head Off & Split. Videos are trouble that way, but I think … Continue reading
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I’m here and you’re there!
Still traveling, sorry! I only got one awesome dude to guest post this round but wasn’t he great? If you haven’t watched David’s video yet, check it out! Also, if you’re interested in doing a guest video in the future, … Continue reading
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I just finished Dear Life by Alice Munro, but BLB is sick today. First cold of 2013! 😦 Look for that video in a few days.
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Review Review
This is a review of reviews. Happy New Year.
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Tagged apocalypse, awkward, death, frames, knowledge, language, loneliness, power, supernatural, violence
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What, no video? You’re breaking my book-loving heart!
With the changing seasons upon us, Brave Little Books is a tad under the weather this week. There might be a written review up later today or tomorrow to compensate but I would not like to subject all of you … Continue reading
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Labor Day Break
Hey Readers & Viewers, I was away this past weekend and was hoping to get a post together but it’s a little difficult to find space and time to record a video in someone else’s house. I hope you all … Continue reading
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Storm Delay
Weather sometimes gets the best of us. This weekend a big storm blew through the area and I’ve been without power since Friday night. Please forgive the delay of this week’s book review. I wish you all a very happy … Continue reading
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The About Video
This is a link to nobodyjones’s blog post: “On critiquing, reviewing and writing about children’s literature” And this is Joanne Harris’s article: “Criticism is fine, but do you have to spoil the plot?“
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Tagged about, blogging, blogs, book reviewing, book reviews, criticism, literary criticism, plot, plot summary, review process, video
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