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Niagara Falls All Over Again

derekemerson wrote 4 months ago: Elizabeth McCracken’s novel, Niagara Falls All Over Again, is the complete package: strong plo … more →

Tags: Novel, Fiction, Novel #2

An Exact Replica...

Anakalian Whims wrote 4 months ago: Title:An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination Author: Elizabeth McCracken Publisher: Jonatha … more →

Tags: Reviews, Memoirs, Books, Reviews of Reviews, death, babies, Life, France, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination

The Next Big Thing: Her Current Project7 comments

lindseycrittenden wrote 5 months ago: Today I’m happy to host my friend and colleague Monica Wesolowska on this blog.  Her answers show he … more →

Tags: agents, Community, Craft, writing, Writing Groups, agent persistence, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, Arroyo Literary Review, Book Titles

Book Bits: The Giant's House2 comments

Evelyn N. Alfred wrote 7 months ago: Peggy Cort, the protagonist in The Giant’s House, is a public librarian who does not love humanity e … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Quotes

Quotes About Miscarriage8 comments

triedtestedandtruemommy wrote 9 months ago: “An Angel in the book of life, wrote down my babies birth.  Then whispered as she closed the b … more →

Tags: mommy moments, Inner Thoughts, Family, Quotes, Grief, Dr. Seuss, Miscarriage, Dorothy Ferguson, Charlotte Bronte

Favorites: The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken2 comments

HelloKatieO wrote 1 year ago: This unconventional love story is beautiful, and one of my favorites.  Peggy, a lonely twenty-six ye … more →

Tags: Literature, Love Stories, family dramas, Favorites, Books, Reviews, Book Reviews, love stories, Fiction

Property

michielconsidine wrote 1 year ago: “ ‘I’m so sorry,’ he said, because after Pamela died, he’d promised himself … more →

Tags: Reading, Quotes, Property, Granta, Sadness, Grief

Underdog Literature, January 2012: 15 fresh or amazing, off-the-wall titles

stefanmesch wrote 1 year ago: . Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that m … more →

Tags: English Posts, recommended, Recommendations, YA Literature, Literature, Scouting, Book Recommendations, Anna Funder, Emfephlungen

The Quiet23 comments

Teri wrote 1 year ago: I’ve gone quiet. When I was little, I’d plant myself in a spare bedroom, the barn, the p … more →

Tags: Fiction, nonfiction, memoir, Writing Life, Reading, Dogs, Mary Karr, the hunger games, suzanne collins

'The Giant's House' by Elizabeth McCracken

Rachel Mary Reviews... wrote 1 year ago: ‘The Giant’s House’ by Elizabeth McCracken is a love story, that much is clear. Th … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Romance, book, Review, The Giant's House, giant, Library, librarian, Spinster

Summer Book List

beanstew wrote 1 year ago: Every  year, I have one. In general, its size and make up reflect where I am in my life and what I a … more →

Tags: Fiction, Poetry, - Summer Book List -, reading for pleasure, jayne anne phillips, Lark and Termite, Rigoberto Gonzalez, So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until it Breaks, The Giant's House

The Geographic Cure1 comment

americanaexotica wrote 1 year ago: Dulles International Airport Interior by Evelyn Hofer ~*~ “Perhaps it goes without saying that … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Travel, Dulles International Airport, Evelyn Hofer, geographic cure, Sadness, Smuggle, suitcase, Troubles

Being Butch About The Waywards5 comments

Deborah Barlow wrote 2 years ago: We all know about the works that don’t go well and never find their way to completion. I have … more →

Tags: ART-making, Art, jennifer egan, Dan Kois, Michael Chabon, Stephen King

The Giant's House: A Romance by Elizabeth McCracken 3 comments

Lu wrote 2 years ago: I feel like a broken record, everyone, but let’s just put this out there again: it’s so … more →

Tags: Books, Review, The Giant's House

Worse than a cautionary tale2 comments

Sue wrote 2 years ago: Over the weekend, I picked up a book that had been recommended to me.  “An Exact Replica of a … more →

Tags: Grief, Adoption, IVF, Twins, triplets, Pregnancy, Perfect Storm, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, Pregnancy Loss

Re-injured

UhLeashUh wrote 2 years ago: An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken (her personal story of a full … more →

Tags: bereaved parents, placental abruption, stillbirth, Pregnancy Loss, death of a baby, death of a son, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, the grieving process, full term stillbirth

Wins and Losses1 comment

Katrina Anne Willis wrote 2 years ago:               I’ve been thinking a great deal about loss la … more →

Tags: WE ARE FAMILY, Help From My Friends, Great Reads, Big Thinks, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, House Sale, Friendship, Weight loss

Links: The Two Percent Solution1 comment

Mark Athitakis wrote 2 years ago: I haven’t the slightest idea what New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman means by this com … more →

Tags: Andrew Wingfield, Brock Clarke, Dinaw Mengestu, Frederick Exley, James Ross, jennifer egan, Jonathan Franzen, Karen Tei Yamashita, Richard Ford

Nathalie wrote 2 years ago: > “As for me, I believe that if there’s a God – and I am as neutral on the subj … more →

Tags: Quotes


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