Wednesday, September 3, 2008

okay let try this again

Okay so there I am staring at the tyranny of the blank page with a mild case of writers block
and I dunno all of a sudden the stupid computer said I had successfully posted a blog. I was kinda of happy (hey good job!) and in total disbelief. I hadn't even gotten started. So my name is Jack and you probably know by now that I am somewhat of a Luddite. Anyway again I say welcome and we thought we would tell you all about the book world. Books that we want to recommend. Insider gossip of the book business. What kind of events we are having and how they go. We hope there is an audience for this project and would like to hear from you.

There is a new book that I really liked. The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti. Basically think Charles Dickens in early 19th century New England. Young Ren is an orphan (of course) who one day is rescued from the monastery by his long lost brother Benjamin Nab. Ren was the victim of an Indian raid and his family all died except for him and Benjamin. The adventure begins! Filled with colorful characters and mysteries to be solved this is a great fast read. It's an American novel so its a lot shorter than Dickens. It just came out in hardcover and is twenty five dollars

So I'll be back tomorrow with something else to say. I want to look up a story about Dashell Hammett. I'm pretty sure he had writers block for years. But every day would get up and stare at his typewriter with a blank piece of paper in it

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