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Mother Love and Pain in Mira Bartok’s The Memory Palace
From the Baochi Book Collection The Memory Palace is author Mira Bartok’s memoir about growing up with a schizophrenic mother. The book is reminiscent of Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle,… more →
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Eleven local authors featured in new book launching May 3 at Blue Jacket Books
wrote 1 month ago: “Flights of Fancy” is an anthology of stories set in southwest Ohio by local authors fro … more →
Official Announcement: Flights of Fiction, Available Soon!
wrote 1 month ago: First off, I apologize for not living up to my promise of a new blog post for every substitute teach … more →
Mother Love and Pain in Mira Bartok's The Memory Palace
wrote 6 months ago: From the Baochi Book Collection The Memory Palace is author Mira Bartok’s memoir about growing … more →
John Steinbeck's East of Eden is a Masterpiece of Biblical Proportions
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wrote 8 months ago: From the Baochi Book Collection I’ll begin with an excerpt from East of Eden‘s omniscien … more →
Max Ehrmann's Desiderata (Latin: "desired things"): a Poem
wrote 11 months ago: Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as p … more →
Zadie Smith's "White Teeth" is an Impressive Melting Pot of a Saga
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wrote 11 months ago: From the Baochi Book Collection Zadie Smith’s White Teeth was published in 2000 and received c … more →
Paulo Coelho Journeys Into a Past Life in Aleph
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wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collection Paulo Coelho’s autobiographical novel, Aleph, is about the fam … more →
Quote of the Day: Poet Marie Howe on Compassion For Oneself
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Quote of the Day: Ann Patchett on What You Seek Versus What You Find
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Life May Be Rough But According to Poet Langston Hughes, "Life is Fine"
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wrote 1 year ago: “Life Is Fine” by Langston Hughes I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tr … more →
Quote of the Day: The Paradox of Suffering in "Life of Pi"
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"The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides Asks: Matrimony As The Result of Temporary Insanity (Passionate Love), Victorian Values, Or True Love?
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wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collection If you’ve read Jeffrey Eugenides’ Pultizer-Prize in fict … more →
Joyce Carol Oates' Ambitious "Blonde," a Fictionalized Bio of Marilyn Monroe [With Favorite Passages]
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wrote 1 year ago: Image From Amazon.com Joyce Carol Oates is one of my favorite writers. She has written many novels, … more →
"Shilo" [From the Unfinished Works of Sister Ohiyu]
wrote 1 year ago: [The story "Shilo" is from the unfinished works of Sister Ohiyu. Posted with permission. All rights … more →
Favorite Passages Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar
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wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collectgion The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath, who … more →
A Ship Made of Paper Rides Through a Storm of Adultery and Racial Tension
wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collection To date, I’ve only read two novels by Scott Spencer, Endless L … more →
The Art of Racing in the Rain is an Endearing Tail
wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collection Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain is an endearing ta … more →
Tinkers By Paul Harding: Review With Quotes
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wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collection Paul Harding’s Tinkers is similar to Marilynne Robinson’ … more →
Favorite Quotes From Cutting For Stone
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wrote 1 year ago: From The Baochi Book Collection Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese is a masterpiece. Below are a … more →
