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- Joined
- Apr 8, 2009
- Real Name
- Debbie
- About My Library
I read literary fiction mostly, sometimes classics, but mostly 21st century novels. I am getting more interested in non-fiction too, especially memoirs or histories about interesting places or times. I have an eclectic mix from many genres and eras, but really just want beautiful writing and to read something that is different and meaningful-- dark, weird, disturbing--all that is good too. I read to learn and experience and am up for a challenge. I love my book group!
- About Me
I'm a book-geek (and geek in general), mom-of-three young adults, retired scientist....I love the outdoors, forests, my Springer-doodle, coffee shops, food/wine/cocktails. I've taken up gardening, sewing, and painting recently. I wish I were more artistic and crafty than I am. I'm from Dallas TX, then the Bay Area CA, and recently moved to Amherst MA.
- Location
- Amherst, MA
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- Favorite Authors
- Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Geraldine Brooks, Truman Capote, Jim Crace, Barbara Demick, Shusaku Endo, William Faulkner, Jonathan Franzen, John Hawkes, Peter Heller, Ernest Hemingway, Mario Vargas Llosa, Cormac McCarthy, Ian McEwan, Larry McMurtry, Kenzaburō Ōe, George Orwell, Ruth Ozeki, Orhan Pamuk, Ann Patchett, Philip Roth, George Saunders, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Amor Towles, Tennessee Williams, Tim Winton, Hanya Yanagihara
- Local Favorites
Bookstores: Amherst Books, Argosy Books, Bloomsbury Books, Boulder Book Store, Broadside Bookshop, City Lights Books, Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle), Half Price Books - Berkeley, Leopold's Books, Bar, Caffè, Magnolia's Bookstore, Montague Bookmill, Neo Luxor - Palác knih Luxor, Pegasus Downtown, Powell's City of Books (Portland), Raven Used Book Shop (Northampton, MA), The American Book Center, Towne Center Books
Libraries: Livermore Public Library - Civic Center, Munson Memorial Library, Smith College - William Allan Neilson Library & Mortimer Rare Book Room
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