Tag Archives: Jonathan Franzen

One man. One romance novel. One bottle of bourbon.

A classic from my old blog. Back by popular demand. Enjoy. I vowed to read a romance novel, you made suggestions and debated the worthiness of various novels in the comments. And then you voted. So I journeyed in the … Continue reading

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Best book signing EVER

Book signings, as you know, are boring, even for we literary types who love books and think authors are like Greek gods, only nerdier. Look at the headline. Is there any doubt you are a Great American Novelist, if not The … Continue reading

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The Red Pen of Doom destroys FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen

FREEDOM By Jonathan Franzen The news about Walter Berglund wasn’t picked up locally – (add spaces here to match dash format in 2nd graf) he and Patty had moved away to Washington two years earlier and meant nothing to St. … Continue reading

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