Thoughts on Three Contenders: Tournament of Books

2021-07-02T16:34:21-04:00

Teju Cole, Open City Recorded Books, 2011 Reader: Kevin Mambo It was fitting that this was my first audiobook of 2012; I was walking the streets of my own city, listening to this story, while the narrator, Julius, was walking the streets of New York City. He is walking, the birds

Thoughts on Three Contenders: Tournament of Books2021-07-02T16:34:21-04:00

When Books Battle: Tournaments

2024-09-03T11:52:19-04:00

You might remember that I was making a reading list when The Morning News announced the 16 titles in their 2012 Tournament of Books. Making the list wasn't very complicated; it amounted to adding the 11 books that I hadn't already read to my TBR list. What can I say?

When Books Battle: Tournaments2024-09-03T11:52:19-04:00

María Dueñas’ The Time In Between (2011)

2014-03-15T19:29:28-04:00

The Time In Between is essential reading for those who thought that reading about the Spanish Civil War meant Hemingway and Orwell. In her lush and sprawling novel, María Dueñas presents the era via the perspective of  "an independent woman in difficult times". There was no room for a seamstress like

María Dueñas’ The Time In Between (2011)2014-03-15T19:29:28-04:00
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