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June 2, 2016
Shelf Awareness
Q & A and swoon-worthy review on the Maximum Shelf at Shelf Awareness:
http://www.shelf-awareness.com/max-is...
http://www.shelf-awareness.com/max-is...
May 17, 2016
Kirkus Reviews!
I am so happy, so relieved. The first pre-pub review is in from Kirkus:
“[Meadows’s] writing is richly evocative throughout, precise in its depiction of the harsh natural world and tender in its renderings of the complicated emotional lives of the main characters. The author has an abundance of feeling for the Bells, and the reader comes to care deeply about them as they deal with unimaginable loss. There’s a relentless quality to the novel, and it can almost seem too grim, especially at the end. But there are saving graces in the form of powerful writing and memorable characters who are hard to shake off even after you've read the last page.”—Kirkus Reviews
“[Meadows’s] writing is richly evocative throughout, precise in its depiction of the harsh natural world and tender in its renderings of the complicated emotional lives of the main characters. The author has an abundance of feeling for the Bells, and the reader comes to care deeply about them as they deal with unimaginable loss. There’s a relentless quality to the novel, and it can almost seem too grim, especially at the end. But there are saving graces in the form of powerful writing and memorable characters who are hard to shake off even after you've read the last page.”—Kirkus Reviews
May 2, 2016
Buzz Books Fall 2016
I am thrilled that an excerpt from my upcoming novel, I Will Send Rain, was chosen to appear in Buzz Books 2016 from Publishers Lunch (Alongside my idol Ann Patchett!)
Downlad a free copy of Buzz Books 2016 (Fall/Winter) at http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/
I Will Send Rain: A Novel
Thanks, all!
Downlad a free copy of Buzz Books 2016 (Fall/Winter) at http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/
I Will Send Rain: A Novel
Thanks, all!
April 2, 2016
March 14, 2016
Ferrante Lovers
All you Elena Ferrante lovers, did you see this?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/boo...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/boo...
March 7, 2016
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra KleemanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Alexandra Kleeman is an impressive talent. Her postmodern, semi-surrealist debut is as sharp as a razor. The protagonist loses her sense of self (literally and figuratively) in a consumerist candyland, her body evaporating by the page, as she becomes a detached observer of her own life. Kleeman's book is full of smart, piquant observations about self, projection, and culture. Can't wait to see what she writes next. (She's also a great reader if you have the chance to hear her live!)
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