Category: 2013 Reading

December 31, 2013

My Year in Reading: 2013

I read about 80 books this year. I thought I was going to hit 100, but I had a terrifically busy fall. Still, 80…
November 4, 2013

2013 Reading: Book Law for Authors by Mary Hutchings Reed and David Creasey

Book Law for Authors by Mary Hutchings Reed and David Creasey This is an excellent summary of the basic legal issues facing authors. There are…
November 3, 2013

2013 Reading: Out Across the Nowhere by Amy Willoughby-Burle

Out Across the Nowhere by Amy Willoughby-Burle This is a very short collection of very short stories. The characters are at times rough, but the…
November 3, 2013

2013 Reading: Sticklebacks and Snowglobes by B.A. Goodjohn

Sticklebacks and Snow Globes by B.A. Goodjohn One of the things that makes this novel (novel in stories?) unique is its setting—a housing estate in…
October 30, 2013

2013 Reading: The Right-Hand Shore by Christopher Tilghman

The Right-Hand Shore: A Novel by Christopher Tilghman This novel–the first book I’ve read by Tilghman–was one of the three finalists for the Library of…
October 25, 2013

2013 Reading: Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein

Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition by Charles Eisenstein Judging by comments I’ve heard about this book, the author has…
October 24, 2013

2013 Reading: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

The Yellow Birds: A Novel by Kevin Powers Last Saturday, I won the 2013 Library of Virginia Award for Fiction. I was thrilled, of course….
October 12, 2013

2013 Reading: A Fingerprint Repeated by Jeffrey Condran

A Fingerprint Repeated by Jeffrey Condran. Isn’t this a great cover? But besides that, I really enjoyed several of the stories in this collection, including…
October 8, 2013

2013 Reading: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina This middle-grade novel by a my friend Meg Medina is excellent. If you know kids…
October 7, 2013

2013 Reading: Blacksnake at the Family Reunion by David Huddle

Blacksnake at the Family Reunion: Poems (Southern Messenger Poets) by David Huddle I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of poems by David Huddle, one of the…