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confessions of a galley slave (vol. IV)
The galleys be piling up thick upon the deck. Let’s get out the mop and see what we’ve got.
AN ARSONIST’S GUIDE TO WRITERS’ HOMES IN NEW ENGLAND(Algonquin) by Brock Clarke. Somebody is burning down the houses of famous northeastern writers; Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Frost. poof! another famous writer’s home goes up in smoke. The author of this fiction—Brock Clarke, teaches creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. Super title! (September).
BOOK OF THE DEAD (Putnam) by Patricia Cornwell. Kay Scarpetta is back—this one will sell boatloads. (October).
LOVE OVER SCOTLAND—the new 44 Scotland Street novel(Anchor) by Alexander McCall Smith. A prolific author from a writers’ neighborhood. Probably best known for his The No. 1 Ladie’s Detective Agency series, McCall Smith offers the third installment in this series that is set a bit closer to home. McCall Smith lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, a couple houses down from Ian Rankin. Up the street,their neighbor is JK Rowling. (November).
SONGS WITHOUT WORDS (Knopf) by Ann Packer. She caught our attention with her first novel, The Dive from Clausen’s Pier. Can she do it again? Aye! (September).
Avast ye! Swab those decks! Shiver me timbers! (Where’s that parrot?)
I am humbly, the galley slave.
Vick Mickunas
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By Barbara Delaney
August 2, 2007 2:02 PM | Link to this
Patricia Cornwell’s books became ridiculous years ago. How many times was the medical examiner either the target of the killer or under suspicion as the killer or, even more absurdly, both? I haven’t read a book of hers in years and consider her writing laughable and a huge waste of time when there are so many good books to read.