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Category Archives: Author Interviews
My Interview With Elizabeth Fournier – Author of ‘All Men Are Cremated Equal: 77 Blind Dates’
Elizabeth’s book ends on a happy note — she gets married at age 37. Here’s the timeline from Elizabeth: 35 – dumped alcoholic fiance 36 – started dating new fiance 37 – engaged 38 – married 39 – pregnant 40 – baby … Continue reading
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Tagged baby luke, blind dates, book ends, first dates, fournier, love quot, quot
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My Interview With Author Amy Bloom
From AmyBloom.com: "Author of two novels, two collections of short stories, and a nominee for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. … Continue reading
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Tagged amy bloom, auditory hallucinations, henry awards, lyn paul, national book critics, national book critics circle award, sore butt, two novels, yale university
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‘Much to Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment’
I interviewed first-time author Suzanne Guillette Monday afternoon. Buy her memoir here. Luke: "Suzanne, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?" Suzanne: "I had always written, but I wouldn’t say that I … Continue reading
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Dexter Filkins – ‘The Forever War’
This book was one of the top five books published in 2008. Here are my questions: Hi Dexter, As every civilian reader must tell you, I’m amazed you are still alive. I’m amazed more reporters have not been killed. * … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Author Interviews, Iraq
Tagged afghanistan iraq, al qaeda in iraq, dexter filkins, different animal, nine lives, top five books
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‘The Tenacy of Unreasonable Beliefs’ II
Here’s the second part of my interview with author Solomon Schimmel. bRead reviews of the book "The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth" here. Solomon: "To the extent that I am ethical and moral — I … Continue reading
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Tagged adult education committee, bible scholar, classical reflections, fundamentalism, James kugel, orthodox judaism, orthodox shul, righteous man, Solomon Schimmel, tenacity
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