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#BookReview Surrendered Stories by Kristin Fouquet (@KristinFouquet). Whimsical, touching and atmospheric stories and photographs

Posted on September 2, 2019 by OlgaNunez 20 Comments

Hi all: I bring you the review of a pretty special book. If you’re looking for something a little different and love black & white photos, this is your book. Surrendered Stories with photographs by Kristin Fouquet These four surrendered stories are accompanied by twenty-four b&w photographs. In “Cocteau’s Ransom”, two dognappers believe they’ve found

Posted in Book review, Book reviews anthology, black and white photography, cinema, Fiction, gothic tales, literary fiction, New Orleans, photography, Short Stories

#Bookreview 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster. Four stories of the man as a young artist. For lovers of experimental literary fiction and New York.

Posted on October 16, 2017 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi, all. If you have been following my blog for a while you’ll know I’ve been trying to keep up with the Man-Booker Prize this year. Here is a review of another one of the books that made it into the shortlist. 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster LONGLISTED (AND NOW SHORTLISTED) FOR THE

Posted in Book review, Book reviews experimental literature, Film, Jewish Fiction, literary fiction, Man-Booker shortlist, metafiction, New York, Paris, students movements, Vietnam, Writing

#Bookreview RESERVOIR 13 by Jon McGregor (@jon_mcgregor) A contemplative look at the life of a village for those who love a different kind of writing. #Iamreading

Posted on August 17, 2017 by OlgaNunez 16 Comments

Hi all: I am on a mission to try and check at least some of the books that have made it into the Man Booker Prize longlist this year, and here is one of them. Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor “A wonderful book. [Jon McGregor]’s an extraordinary writer, unlike anyone else.” ―Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Britain, literary fiction, Man Booker Prize Longlist, missing girl, postmodern writing, village life

#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 26 Comments

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