Yusuf Toropov's Blog: Literary Striver, page 12
February 9, 2016
Two Landmarks, Plus One
Ten thousand followers. Thank you, everybody!
And here's another landmark: My books came in! They are GORGEOUS! Great work from Karen Sullivan, Mark Swan, and everyone at Team Orenda!
To celebrate, here's something from an altogether different Landmark. Putting this into practice.
And here's another landmark: My books came in! They are GORGEOUS! Great work from Karen Sullivan, Mark Swan, and everyone at Team Orenda!
To celebrate, here's something from an altogether different Landmark. Putting this into practice.
February 3, 2016
Snarky Cat presents the JIHADI: A LOVE STORY blog tour
They promised me tuna if I wrote this, so whatever. Check in starting February 21 (or 21 February, depending on where you went to school) for reviews and fun, and watch for my review of Yusuf Toropov's, um, thing on March 6. Or 6 March. You figure it out.
February 2, 2016
The five books I'm reading, February edition
I read multiple books simultaneously. It sometimes takes me a while to finish a book. Now that we've got that out of the way ... click on the images and perhaps you will read them too.
January 31, 2016
Among the reasons I choose to emphasize contemporary popular culture in this blog ...
... is my ongoing protest against the abominable "cultural cleansing" undertaken by ISIS zombies. Destroyers of libraries are not obeying the Prophet's (peace be upon him) numerous commands to respect and support learning.
January 29, 2016
Quotes of the Day
"Whatever we think about and thank about, we bring about." John F. Demartini
Paul Kantner, whom I knew in another century
Thinking of Paul Kantner, who passed on today. Driving force behind the Jefferson Airplane, a major architect of the soundscape of my youth.
Paul, Marty Balin, Jack Cassidy, Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden used to rehearse in the apartment upstairs from where my family lived in San Francisco in 1966 and 1967. That would make me five or six. I remember him as a quiet presence.
Paul, Marty Balin, Jack Cassidy, Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden used to rehearse in the apartment upstairs from where my family lived in San Francisco in 1966 and 1967. That would make me five or six. I remember him as a quiet presence.
January 28, 2016
Sweet Home Chicago
For my son David, who lives there. But why is he talking about California?
January 26, 2016
January 24, 2016
Twitterstorm #TraditionallySubmissive
Please do this.
Because:
January 20, 2016
Interview with RETREAT WEST about JIHADI: A LOVE STORY
Just a wonderful interview with Amanda Saint about the novel. So pleased with how it came out. Take a look by clicking here!
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