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#TuesdayBookblog POINTE PATROL: HOW NINE PEOPLE (AND DOG) SAVED THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CALIFORNIA’S HISTORY by Earik Beann (Earik Beann) #RBRT An inspiring true story

Posted on April 2, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you another non-fiction book, although totally different to yesterday’s (well, there are trees as well but…) Pointe Patrol: How nine people (and a dog) saved their neighborhood from the most destructive fire in California’s history by Earik Beann. An inspiring real story about the power of true community spirit. On

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog California, Earik Beann, fire, first-responder, Memoir, non-fiction, Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Napa fires, Tubbs Fire, US

#Bookreview The Way of the Writer. Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling by Charles Johnson. Unique reflections based on a lifetime of thinking and writing well.

Posted on February 10, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Although I read more fiction than non-fiction, there are more and more non-fiction books finding their way to my to be read pile, and I’ve read a few that I want to share too. So to bring more variety to the reviews, here comes one I read recently that might be particularly interesting

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Writing Charles Johnson, creative writing, genre writing, literary fiction, old school, teaching, US

#Bookreviews NUMERO ZERO by Umberto Eco and ZERO K by Don DeLillo. Two great writers pushing boundaries #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on October 25, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m still trying to catch up with some of the reviews I haven’t posted yet, and as I was checking, it struck me that two books by two very well-known authors (one who has unfortunately left us since I read the book) had Zero in their titles, and I couldn’t resist to bring

Posted in Book reviews corruption, cryogenics, death, Don DeLillo, Future, History, Italy, journalism, memory, Mussolini, Umberto Eco, US

#Bookreview THE LAST ROAD HOME by Danny Johnson (@dittybopper) Fate, love, race, violence, war and how some themes remain always relevant. And a #BookFair

Posted on August 5, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Usually on Fridays I bring you new books and authors, and today is no different. But, before I talk about that book, I’ve realised that with all my changes in schedule I haven’t mentioned a very big book event that’s coming up (in just over a week!) that if you love books and

Posted in Book reviews 13th August, book fair, Christoph Fischer, fate, interracial relationship, Manchester, race, Southern writer, The Last Road Home, US, Vietnam War