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website of Erin Pringle
writer of fictions,
tender of small fires,
dreamer born out of the Midwest
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Welcome to this week's edition of Wake to Words and Brew Some Coffee. Today, special guest Henry Valentine joins us to share some favorite poems by Shel Silverstein.
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Polly Buckingham |
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Hannah Rigney |
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Thanks for returning to Book Your Stocking, the somewhat-annual advent of books wherein avid readers recommend books for your stocking or sock drawer.
I'm not only happy to welcome Donna Miscolta to today's session, but also grateful that she continues to accept my invitations to share her thoughts on here.
If you missed a session or would like to see more of Donna's past recommendations, visit http://www.erinpringle.com/p/book-your-stocking.html
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Recommendation: Inter State by Josรฉ Vadi
Why: In these wry, intelligent essays, Vadi chronicles the changes in his beloved home state from the time his grandfather followed the crops as a California migrant worker, through the tech boom, high-speed rail development, wildfires, and the pandemic and the resulting gentrification, ghost towns, homelessness, and his own sense of displacement.
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About today’s reader: Donna Miscolta is the author of three books of fiction, the most recent of which, Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories, won the International Latino Book Award Gold Medal for Best Collection of Stories and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. www.donnamiscolta.com
Donna Miscolta, photo by Meryl Schenker |
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Recommendation: The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
Why: Written with panache and admirable craft, this compulsively readable, witty, intelligent and moving novel set in the legal circles of Hong Kong and England tells the story of a wife’s secret longings and betrayals.
(Note: part of a trilogy but standalone.)
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About today's reader: Swiss-born Regi Claire is a prizewinning poet and fiction writer based in Scotland. www.regiclaire.com
Regi Claire |
Please enjoy this week's edition of Wake to Words and Brew Some Coffee, wherein I read good poems by other people while we all drink coffee.
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