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The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar (Random House) – The Pulitzer Prizes

I just finished reading this book a couple of weeks ago. Very moving, informative, and personal. It was an engaging read and moved along at a good pace. Congratulations on the Pulitzer Prize 2017! http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/hisham-matar

When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi

Imagine going through eight years of medical school training, putting in thousands of hours of residency, dedicating your life to a calling… then finding out that you have terminal cancer. This is the kind of book that doesn’t leave you thinking… “I really enjoyed that!” It is a true story, and unfortunately ends the wayContinue reading “When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi”

Underground Airlines – Ben Winters

It’s Cold Outside. It will be a great weekend for reading (indoors to be specific). If you need a good story to get started on, try this one. Its a thriller/mystery, set in a modern world where slavery is still legal in a few specific states. Imagine the slave plantations of the Old South, broughtContinue reading “Underground Airlines – Ben Winters”

Writers Who Hate Writing – Huffington Post

I found this article interesting and ironic – an interesting insight into the minds of some great authors, and ironic that so many have been great at something they don’t like doing. Famous Writers Who Hated Writing “Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives.” —James JoyceContinue reading “Writers Who Hate Writing – Huffington Post”