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January 25, 2013

Would Nabokov think you a “good” reader?

“‘Caress the details,’ Nabokov would utter…” Continue reading

Books, Creativity, Literature, Writers, Writing

Books, Literature, Nabokov, Reading, Writing
January 24, 2013

Thursday is Theme Day: Hemingway

Oh hell…when I get excited it is difficult to stay with the program. Continue reading

Books, Creativity, Literature, Writers, Writing

Hemingway, on wrirting, Writers, Writing
January 20, 2013

Sunday Repost: Decide to Live

“Live Hard.” Continue reading

Books, Philosophy, The Examined Life, The infinity of ideas, Writers

Authenticity, Ben Stein, Bill Murray, CBS Sunday Morning, Socrates, Sommerset Maugham, The Razor;s Edge, William James
January 16, 2013

And the Winner Is…

Nobel winners in literature–the list. Continue reading

Books, Writers, Writing

Literature, Nobel prize, Writers, Writing
January 15, 2013

Tell me a story.

That, my friends, is why we tell stories… Continue reading

Books, Writers, Writing

Books, Joan Didion, Reading, The White Album, Writing
January 10, 2013

Joy at The New York Review of Books

This is the art of non-fiction, folks, as practiced by a master. Continue reading

Creativity, Writers, Writing

The New York Review of Books, Zadie Smith

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