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Susan Straight
Goodreads author profile
born
October 19, 1960
in Riverside, California, The United States
gender
female
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member since
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I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots
  4.02 avg rating — 209 ratings
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published
1992
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3 editions
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A Million Nightingales
  3.87 avg rating — 209 ratings
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published
2006
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4 editions
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Highwire Moon
3.63 avg rating — 163 ratings
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published
2001
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Take One Candle Light a Room: A novel
3.37 avg rating — 103 ratings
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published
2010
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Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights
3.92 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Friskative Dog
3.57 avg rating — 49 ratings
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published
2007
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The Gettin Place
4.16 avg rating — 37 ratings
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published
1996
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Aquaboogie: A Novel in Stories
by Susan Straight (Goodreads Author), R.W. Scholes 3.79 avg rating — 38 ratings
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published
1993
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2 editions
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Inlandia: A Literary Journey Through California's Inland Empire
by Susan Straight (Goodreads Author) , Gayle Wattawa (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings
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2006
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Bear E. Bear
3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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published
1995
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"I look forward all week to reading on the weekend. Michael Tolkin, who wrote The Player, came to visit my class Thursday, and it was amazing. He talke...more
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Description is my favorite part of writing, along with dialogue. I always write too much description, because I...more " |
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"I'm way beyond late, and really sorry! I've hosted Writers Week for the past two days at the university where I teach, so I've heard some great writer...more
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Susan Straight
made a comment in the group
2011 Winter Fiction Panel
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Tuesday: Writing About Sex
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"As a single mother of three beautiful daughters (21, 19 and 15) we talk about guys a lot, but since we judge the world according to strange Louisa May...more
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Susan Straight
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2011 Winter Fiction Panel
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Monday: Ideas and Voice
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"In response to Mary - yes, you're right, there are the voices of the characters and then what we as writers bring in terms of voice. But in reading a...more
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Susan Straight
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February 13, 2011 05:00AM
location: skylight books, Los Angeles, CA, The United States description: Reading from new issue of Black Clock with Jonathan Lethem, Aimee Bender, Lisa Teasley, and others |
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"Even the smallest of creatures carries the sun in its eyes."
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Antonio Porchia
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Susan Straight
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“The broken spine of the book shows the webbing of binder's string, and my fingers have worn white spots in the cover.”
― Susan Straight
― Susan Straight
“The Men hunted money and sex. The women were hunted and captured, even the white women.”
― Susan Straight, A Million Nightingales
― Susan Straight, A Million Nightingales
“I have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart singing freedom."
(A Million Nightingales)”
― Susan Straight
(A Million Nightingales)”
― Susan Straight
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Literary Fiction ...: About the new poll | 23 | 33 | Nov 23, 2010 01:53pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: * Readerboard - Winter Challenge 2010-2011 | 6 | 460 | Feb 14, 2011 05:24pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts) | 2596 | 666 | Feb 28, 2011 09:05pm |
2011 Winter Fiction Panel
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