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Authors we have lost and other collected, er, miscellany

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I break my recent blog silence with some news and notes about authors who have passed and some with new books. Trying to balance things out; Yin and Yang, etc.

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Ten of my favorite reads in 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I thought it would be appropriate to look back over the books I read in 2009 and pick out a few of my favorites.  Keep in mind what follows is my list of favori...

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Ten Questions with Laila Lalami

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I really enjoyed Laila Lalami’s new novel Secret Son and so inquired about having her answer some questions via email.  She graciously agreed. Here is a b...

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Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

I have a basic policy of trying to read books written by bloggers with whom I have interacted.  I don’t really know these people, and perhaps it is a form...

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