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Al’s 2020 Year in Books
Take a look at Al’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Sabrina's Window
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2012
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The Possibility of Snow
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2015
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7 editions
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Precarious: Stories of Love, Sex, and Misunderstanding
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2010
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9 editions
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Then We'd Be Happy
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Together: Three Short Novels
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Switchback: Horizontal vs. Vertical
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Three in One
This three-in-one volume, now available on Amazon, contains the following novels by yours truly:Sabrina's Window
On a chilly morning in Taos, New Mexico, a 17-year-old paperboy breaks the window of a 31-year-old hair stylist — an accident that marks the beginning of an instant, inexplicable bond between them. In the course of one high-desert summer, Joshua and Sabrina share con Read more of this blog post »
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"In the preface to the collection, Murakami writes that for him writing a short story is like jazz improvisation, “with the story taking me where it wants to go.” I think it is an apt description of the collection. I got the sense that he may have sta"
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"Holy wow, I LOVED this book. I think it's my favorite book of the year, and that's saying something because I've read some really good books this year. It's scary, suspenseful, and unsettling, but also beautiful, surprising, and hopeful. On the cover"
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Enchanting literally means "to put under a spell." Now I'm sure you can see why I think "The Lost SPELLS" is utterly enchanting! 🌟 I discovered Robert Macfarlane (the " Read more of this review » |
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“The desert is full of things you can’t hold on to — light and heat and sand that slips through your fingers like friendships you once had.”
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“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews
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Apr 24, 2015 11:24AM
THE WAIT IS OVER: Copies of my new novel appear to be shipping now (one week early) in your choice of hardback or paperback.
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One year ago today, my first novel made its official debut in bookstores. To everyone who has read Sabrina's Window, thank you. Especially those of you who wrote glowing reviews. If you haven't read it, what are you waiting for?
It was a truly seminal book for me.By the way, I was born in your neck of the woods. Shelton, to be exact.
