Tag Archives: authors

Best Books I’ve Read So Far in 2022

Posted on September 4, 2022 by bookjunkie

They are The Return by Hisham Matar, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie. I highly recommend all three. The first two have won the Pulitzer. These three books all happen to be memoirs or autobiographies. … Continue reading →

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Absolutely Transfixed by this Audiobook – Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie

Posted on August 30, 2022 by bookjunkie

How I wished Salman Rushdie narrated the whole book and not just the prologue. I always desire to hear the story in the writer’s own voice. I am fascinated by his biography as I’m a great admirer of his genious. … Continue reading →

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Books I Love: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

Posted on April 9, 2022 by bookjunkie

I’m in the midst of the audio book brilliantly narrated by the author himself, but I long to read it as well, to really take it all in at leisure. No surprise that this is one of the best memoirs … Continue reading →

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The Return by Hisham Matar

Posted on March 12, 2022 by bookjunkie

I randomly searched for a Pulitzer Prize winning audio book and found this at the library (I use the Libby App). I am still within the first few chapters of this audio book narrated by the author himself. I’m blown … Continue reading →

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Children’s Section at Littered with Books

Posted on April 9, 2012 by bookjunkie

Browsing at the kiddie section inspired this post.

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Can you Recall the Books You’ve Read?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by bookjunkie

I use my blog like a memory device, because I am old and when I look back I want evidence that I didn’t completely fritter my time away. Sorry that the blog’s becoming totally self indulgent and I forgot my … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Writers and Books

Posted on May 25, 2011 by bookjunkie

Thanks so much to blogger whatsaysyou, who asked me about my favourite authors in the comments. I just loved the question and thought I’d put it in a post. Here’s what comes to mind right away: Yann Martel (The Life … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Rooms

Posted on July 13, 2010 by bookjunkie

I felt like doing a post on the writers I am currently enthralled by, and I thought it would be fascinating to get a glimpse of the rooms where they produce their magic. A personal view of the rooms, where … Continue reading →

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Writing and Honesty

Posted on May 16, 2010 by bookjunkie

Lately I have become extremely self-conscious about blogging. It’s very hard to write honestly from the heart, because it leaves you feeling very exposed – almost naked. Sometimes I feel like deleting a whole post because it left me too … Continue reading →

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How Do Famous Writers Write?

Posted on April 19, 2010 by bookjunkie

Writing habits of Paul Theroux, Haruki Murakami, Salman Rushdie and Peter Mayle. Continue reading →

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