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Kevin Smokler

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born
August 07, 1973

gender
male

genre
Nonfiction

influences
Joan Didion, John McPhee, Joseph Mitchell, Susan Orlean, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Randy Shilts, Nelson George, Jeff Chang.

member since
July 2007


about this author

Kevin Smokler is the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times (Basic Books) which was a San Francisco Chronicle Noteable Book of 2005. His writing has appeared in the LA Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Fast Company and on National Public Radio. He lives in San Francisco and is at work on a second book.




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avg rating: 3.38 | 141 ratings | 47 reviews | 2 distinct works
Bookmark Now: Writing in Unrea... Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times
by Kevin Smokler (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.65 — 69 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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The Customer Is Always Wrong:... The Customer Is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles
by Jeff Martin (Editor), Wade Rouse Jim Derogatis
avg rating 3.11 — 71 ratings — published 2008
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What Would Google Do... 06/30 Kevin is currently reading:
What Would Google Do? (Hardcover)
by Jeff Jarvis
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City Kid: A Writer's... 06/30 Kevin is currently reading:
City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success (Hardcover)
by Nelson George
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Common Ground: A Tur... 04/24 Kevin is currently reading:
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families (Paperback)
by J. Anthony Lukas
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June 30
What Would Google Do... Kevin is currently reading:
What Would Google Do? (Hardcover)
by Jeff Jarvis
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City Kid: A Writer's... Kevin is currently reading:
City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success (Hardcover)
by Nelson George
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Post-Soul Nation: Th... Kevin gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Post-Soul Nation: The Explosive, Contradictory, Triumphant, and Tragic 1980s as Experienced by African Americans (Previously Known as Blacks and Before That Negroes)
by Nelson George
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Hip Hop America Kevin gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Hip Hop America (Paperback)
by Nelson George
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April 24
Common Ground: A Tur... Kevin is currently reading:
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families (Paperback)
by J. Anthony Lukas
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Reading Like a Write... Kevin gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)
by Francine Prose
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read in April, 2009
February 18
Snobbery: The Americ... Kevin is currently reading:
Snobbery: The American Version (Paperback)
by Joseph Epstein
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January 15
Watchmen Kevin gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Watchmen (Paperback)
by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons (Illustrator) John Higgins (Colorist)
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read in February, 2009
America America: A N... Kevin marked as to-read:
America America: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Ethan Canin
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January 03
The Audacity of Hope... Kevin gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by Barack Obama
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"We lusty bibliophiles know that reading, unlike just about anything else, is both good for you and loads of fun."
Kevin Smokler (Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times)
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