Blogs about: Kevin Brockmeier
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February Reads
Vanishing America: In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes by James Conaway. He takes us on a road trip across America looking at some of the landscapes that are becoming history. From the coast of Maine… more →
Ruby Ramblings
Too Many Shadows
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tysdaddy wrote 4 months ago: If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory … more →
GenX Lit
sonnypi67 wrote 4 months ago: Even if Kevin Brockmeier hadn’t modeled one of his stories in his recent collection, The View … more →
The Brief History of the Dead.
Sonja wrote 7 months ago: Sometimes judging a book by its cover, or in this case, title, yields wonderful results. I don … more →
Arkansas Literary Festival
merlisser wrote 8 months ago: I like books. I think reading is a great thing to do and I think reading is important. So when there … more →
Luddite Update
recordofnaught wrote 9 months ago: Finished reading in the past week: Mostly speculative fiction this past week, a welcome change from … more →
February Reads
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therubycanary wrote 10 months ago: Vanishing America: In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes by James Conaway. He takes us on a road trip … more →
Brief History of the Dead
therubycanary wrote 10 months ago: I finished a fantastic book this morning. One of the central characters, Laura Byrd, who happens to … more →
Summary Judgment: The Island of the Day Before, The Salterton Trilogy, and The Brief History of the Dead
Jake Seliger wrote 11 months ago: “Summary Judgment” is a new and occasional feature not unlike the “Books Briefly N … more →
Literary Notes for Saturday
kristyn wrote 11 months ago: This year looks like a great year for books. Check out the link here for a list, including T.C. Boy … more →
Grooves: a kind of mystery
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egb63 wrote 1 year ago: The best thing about a this cold is that I am able to read. I seem to be catching up — my pile … more →
The Brief History of the Dead
natashamaxwell wrote 1 year ago: I first read about this book on NY Times Bestsellers list. It was a quick read, mysterious, fascinat … more →
Short Stories: Best American Short Stories 2008
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: The Best American Short Stories 2008 is a solid collection of well-crafted and thoughtful writing. I … more →
Short Stories: Best American Short Stories 2008 edited by Salman Rushdie
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: “…America has become fearful of late, its doors have not been open to the world’s huddled mass … more →
Kevin Brockmeier: The Brief History of the Dead
lcharley wrote 1 year ago: A story about an interpretation of the after-life, the opening sequence of this book d … more →
GenX/Tootsie Roll syndrome
sonnypi67 wrote 1 year ago: Remember that Tootsie Roll commercial and the accompanying jingle? Yeah, well…. I seem to be s … more →
Wordamour Goody Giveaway: A Teaser
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stephanievanderslice wrote 2 years ago: Posts have been lean this week as I’ve been at the National Writing Project conference since W … more →
The Brief History of the Dead
sadiejean wrote 2 years ago: —3— Kevin Brockmeier’s The Brief History of the Dead begins with a great concep … more →
The return of Friday night
elizabeth wrote 2 years ago: As in, the end of the work week. It’s Friday night after my first week of work. I’m tire … more →
A Scientific Romance
The Reporter wrote 2 years ago: When I picked up A Scientific Romance by Ronald Wright, I thought I was going to read a steampunk no … more →
