Tag Archives: fiction

Le Divorce

While I was in Las Vegas for Christmas, my father gave me a paperback copy of the novel Le Divorce, which he had just finished reading. He said the main character–a young woman who has recently relocated from California to … Continue reading

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Is Huck Finn A Good Role Model For Children?

Before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was “revised” to replace the n-word with “slave,” my husband purchased a paperback copy. I’d read the book when I was around 12, and in my quest to read 100 classics, I am re-reading several … Continue reading

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Stabs at Happiness Book Release Event

Last night my husband and I headed in to downtown Portland for a book release event at the Jack London Bar. The featured book was Portland-based author Todd Grimson’s newly-released collection of short stories Stabs at Happiness: 13 Stories. Todd Grimson was … Continue reading

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A Brilliant Novel in the Works

Recently, my husband and I joined a book marketing meet-up in Portland, hosted by book marketing specialist The Neo Com Group. At the first meet-up we attended, the guest speaker was Portland writer Yuvi Zalkow. Zalkow’s debut work A Brilliant … Continue reading

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For Whom The Bell Tolls

I’ve been reading and reviewing a lot of new release books lately, but I also haven’t forgot about my 100 books challenge. Yesterday I finished Ernest Hemingway’s 1940 novel For Whom The Bell Tolls. Set amidst the Spanish Civil War, … Continue reading

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