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confessions of a galley slave (vol. III)
Summer is a great time for catching up. I’m still clearing away tree debris from last winter’s storms. Pulling weeds. And that pesky poison ivy!
Our recent rains have spurred even more growth in the greenery. The trumpet vines around my mailbox are attractive to hummingbirds. My mailman, Eddie, isn’t quite as enthralled with that blooming mailbox.
Speaking of mail; the advance galleys are stacking up. I’m excited about BRIDGE OF SIGHS, the new novel by Richard Russo. It will be published in October by Knopf. Russo is a superb writer. He likes to write while sitting in a diner in his small town up in Maine.
I am huge fan of Larry Watson. He isn’t well known. He should be—he has created an amazing body of work. His new novel, SUNDOWN, YELLOW MOON will be published by Random House in September. Watch for it.
I tend to eschew most Hollywood biographies but there is one coming out in October that might be compelling. Ed Sikov previously wrote MR. STRANGELOVE: A BIOGRAPHY OF PETER SELLERS. This time around he has turned his attention to the screen star Bette Davis. The book is called DARK VICTORY. It will be published by Henry Holt and Co.
This galley slave business is hot work! Time for a beer.
Vick Mickunas
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