Still working my way through this, which I actually got for Christmas! It's excellent. Currently reading another excellent book, Carly Simon's autobiog Boys In The Trees.
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waiting for delivery of "The Last days of Detroit"
"Divine Right's Trip" by Gurney Norman
When the original Whole Earth Catalog came out, Stewart Brand thought it should be, besides an "Access To Tools", it should also have some entertainment value, thus "Divine Right's Trip" was published inside the catalog, on the lower right portion of each page. It's a great little novel about a couple of "hippies", D.R. and Estelle, and their VW Bus, Urge. If your curious, this is the first page.....
http://www.wholeearth.com/issue/1170...ght's.trip
"The Grip of It"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER by Junot Diaz
Another great read. Junot's one of my grocery list writers. His Drown
sold me. Right now I'm finishing up Ben Greenman's Dig If You Will
The Picture, a look at the life and music of Prince. I do a lot of studying with non-fiction but I should be getting Mr Fox soon...
Just started the novel Your Face in Mine by Jess Row. It's got a fascinating premise: A white, Jewish man undergoes a surgical procedure to become Black. Mayhem ensues. Grabbing the popcorn!
Just started ASSUMPTION by Percival Everett.
Just in time for October...."This House is Haunted"....about the Enfield hauntings in England in the 1970's. Love the paranormal genre any time of year. Anyone have any recommendations? I think I've read most....but, am always looking.
http://whitecrowbooks.com/books/page...d_poltergeist/
BECOMING RICHARD PRYOR by Scott Saul
'The Woman in Cabin 10'.
http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/woman-cabin
Slowly and surely I am getting through "Motown - The Sound of Young America".
In a Dark, Dark Wood....by Ruth Ware
http://www.simonandschuster.com/book.../9781501112331
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi [[a re-imagining of the Snow White legend told through the lens of an African-American family passing for White)
I bought Custodian of the Hummingbird - Al Kent
Looking forward to getting that
THE FAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH: THE SECRET CLOSETS OF AMERICAN CULTURE by Anthony Heilbut
'I Remember You'....by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...n-8282488.html
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me by Janet Mock
The kennedy curse,BY EDWARD KLEIN.
Member of the Family...Dianne Lake
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...family-w509988
Wow. My partner would love that.
My current one: UNDERGROUND AIRLINES by Ben H. Winters.
https://www.amazon.com/Underground-A.../dp/0316261246
Hey sansradio,
Here are a couple of podcasts you may be interested in:
EP 36, Scott Saul on "Becoming Richard Pryor" [[Jan 31, 2015)
A conversation with Scott Saul, author of the new biography, "Becoming Richard Pryor."
http://podbay.fm/show/379453196/e/1424667600?autostart=1
Jennifer Lee Pryor [[Feb 23, 2015)
Richard Pryor's widow Jennifer Lee Pryor stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about how she and Richard met, what she loved about him, what she misses about him, codependence, her relationship with his kids, drugs and threesomes, marrying, divorcing and marrying him again, her involvement in the upcoming biopic, executive producing and appearing in Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic, domestic violence, Richard's suicide attempt, other women, the N-word, Bill Cosby, Mike Epps and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.
http://podbay.fm/show/379453196/e/1424667600?autostart=1
Fantastic! Thanks, Dylan, and welcome aboard!
White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
lakeside, this one might be right up your alley:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Witchin.../dp/0385526059
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies by Jonathan Alter
I'm still trying to get my hands on "Fire And Fury". I'm told everywhere I go that it's sold out, backordered, and that as soon as anyone gets any copies, they're all sold within minutes. I don't want the Kindle version.
Every stinkin' day, the shithole proves that everything in the book describes him to a "T", with the "i"s dotted! From everything i've heard from progressives and moderates, and psychologists, it's quite accurate. The only people who don't like it and say it's fake news is shithole's supporters.
Balm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez:
https://www.amazon.com/Balm-Novel-Do.../dp/0062318667
The Black Calhouns by Gail Lumet Buckley [a history of Lena Horne's family on her mother side by Lena's daughter]
ELIZABETH AND MICHAEL: THE QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE KING OF POP - A LOVE STORY by Donald Bogle
Anonymous....Christine Benedict....local author. I even know where that house is!
https://www.authorchristinebenedict.com/
Just finished 'Kill Creek'. This one ticked all the boxes in the haunted house genre.
https://evilbookpusheroverlord.com/2...-scott-thomas/
Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band. Highly recommended !
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....4,203,200_.jpg
Prince: The Man and His Music by Matt Thorne
I received this as a gift about two weeks after he died and am finally going for it. It's a 500+ page exploration of the work. No idle gossip here, just a solid, exhaustive artistic appraisal. Loving it.
https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Man-Mu.../dp/1572841877
Rails Under My Back by Jeffery Renard Allen [a sweeping family saga likened to work by Morrison, Joyce, Faulkner and Ellison, among others]:
https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/rails-under-my-back