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Have you ever written or considered writing a book?
How It Rains in Chicago
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My table. Not on Unsplash.
My table. Not on Unsplash.
No One Saw a Thing
Jeffrey Wallace wants to know why he kept missing the red flags of being a parent.
Worth Reading: Tried and True Manuals for Success
The Conversation Canada offers some practical reads to propel you to professional success.
The Conversation Canada offers some practical reads to propel you to professional success.
Midwest Book Awards Announce Finalists, Includes GMP Columnist Amy Zellmer
The awards recognize quality in independent publishing in the Midwest.
The awards recognize quality in independent publishing in the Midwest.
Philip Slater: The Chrysalis Effect: The Metamorphosis Of Global Culture
The Chrysalis Effect shows that the chaos and conflict experienced worldwide today are the result of a global cultural metamorphosis, one which has accelerated so rapidly in recent decades as to provoke fierce resistance. Jesse Kornbluth reviews the book here.
The Narrow Door: A Memoir of Friendship
Jesse Kornbluth reviews “The Narrow Door” – a captivating read by Paul Lisicky.
Spring Training Baseball Games Begin 3/1. Time To Plan A Garden.
Gardening made easy. Jesse Kornbluth covers the books that show you how.
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963
In his book, Taylor Branch goes deep into what it was like to live in the age of the Dr. himself.
How Do You Revise a Classic Like ‘A Christmas Carol’? Cut 15,000 Words, for Starters
Jesse Kornbluth and Paige Peterson decided to update “A Christmas Carol.” This is what they did.
V Is for Vegetables: Inspired Recipes & Techniques for Home Cooks — from Artichokes to Zucchini
When food becomes a spiritual experience…
A Stand-Up Comedian. In India. In the 1400s.
View image | gettyimages.com Jesse Kornbluth on one of the world’s first funny-men. ______ Did you know there were stand-up comedians in India in the 1400s? Me neither — until I read Kabir. Why? Because Kabir was playing the greatest comic role of all — God’s own fool. Sacrilege! Why, this is one of India’s…
Somerset Maugham: Cakes and Ale
This week Jesse Kornbluth is revisiting some of the culture that influenced him as I wrote “Married Sex.” Perhaps the greatest was Somerset Maugham, who was, for a time, the world’s highest paid writer. There was a good reason: He wrote in the first person, like someone talking to a friend. In “Cakes and Ale,” Maugham not only does that, he doesn’t condemn a woman for liking sex. Three cheers for all of that.
James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime
Jesse Kornbluth reviews a book with strong character development and excellent prose, set in horizons of Paris, France.