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Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (originally the Pulitzer Prize for The Novel) has been awarded to authors for outstanding works. There are over one hundred award winning novels – and I’m going to read them all.
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Roger Gale is a widower and is in his twilight years. Before she died, Roger’s wife Judith had him promise her that he would connect with their three daughters and grand children. Its a new century and New York City is changing before his eyes which makes him long for yesteryear. Amidst this backdrop, Roger works to create bonds with his three daughters before he passes away.
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Merry Christmas
I know! I know! I’m very late saying this, but – Merry Christmas! It’s my sincerest wish that all of you had a wonderful holiday. You know, there’s a lot that comes to mind whenever I think about Christmas. A giant plastic tree, dressed to the nines in ornaments, with...
Literary Junk Food
Literary junk food. It’s a phrase that popped into my head one night, and for a brief moment, I thought I’d stumbled upon something original. Then, a quick Google search brought me back to earth. Turns out, it wasn’t new at all. Well, crap! It felt like I’d missed out...
A Brief History Of My Love For Reading
I hated reading when I was a kid. Actually, I’m putting that very mildly. I really detested it; loathed it even. I up turned my nose at Summer reading programs. I howled in agony (like a vampire getting shoved into a church) whenever I got super close to a public...
My Love For Barnes and Noble
I know I’m going to sound like a cheap plug for Barnes & Noble, but I really don’t mind because it’s my happy place. I’m serious! Barnes & Noble is my happy place. I could be in a freefall panic with everything going wrong in my life; but I would crack a...
Why Am I Doing This?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You wake up one morning and realize that you’ve turned the big four-uh-oh. You panic as your stroll down memory lane leaves you feeling empty; like you haven’t done enough or haven’t done anything at all. You remember everyone...
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His Family, by Ernest Poole – Part 5
Its been a few weeks since I last posted to the blog. During that time, I realized that I’ve been going way too fast with both my reading and writing – and that isn’t good ladies and gentlemen. To be honest, I was trying to grab a hold of the brass ring by posting...
His Family, by Ernest Poole – Part 4
I’m still reading His Family by Ernest Poole with no problems what so ever. In fact, I did a little something, something, which is why I hadn’t updated the blog in a couple of weeks, but here goes—I put the book on pause. I know that’s not really dramatic, but hear me...
His Family, by Ernest Poole – Part 3
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Life was simpler back then. I won’t lie; there are moments when I wish I could revisit the eighties. Comics cost less than a dollar, and sodas were only a quarter. Five bucks could make the weekend fly by. We played in the street,...
His Family, by Ernest Poole – Part 2
Let me ask you something, and you can totally be frank with me. What’s your favorite family sitcom? I know, its an odd ball question, so I’ll go first. Mine is The Simpsons and Full House. I’ll even go so far as to say that Full House is a guilty little pleasure that...
His Family, by Ernest Poole – Part 1
Every project comes with its fair share of obstacles, and mine began with deciding which Pulitzer Prize-winning novel I was going tostart with. It’s silly to admit, but that intimidated me. I felt like I needed some kind of specialized knowledge—the literary...
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