I am a reading addict and hooked on books — so I read a LOT of
\nbooks in a year.<\/p>\n
Here are 5 books I really enjoyed this year and you may too in
\n2018:<\/p>\n
#1–“Battlefield Earth” by L. Ron Hubbard (Galaxy Press) — a
\nsprawling space opera about humanity’s courageous rebellion
\nagainst technologically and physically superior aliens who
\nenslave Earth. (Disclosure: Galaxy Press is a client of mine, but
\ndid not pay me to write this.)<\/p>\n
#2–“Lucky Us” by Amy Bloom (Random House) — two stepsisters make
\ntheir way in the world living unconventional lives.<\/p>\n
#3–“Horoscopes for the Dead” by Billy Collins (Random House) — if
\nyou enjoy Billy Collins’ poetry as I do, then you will probably enjoy
\nthis quite, contemplative, slim volume as did, too.<\/p>\n
#4–“The World of Raymond Chandler” edited by Barry Day (Knopf)
\n— excerpts from Chandler’s writing, interviews, and correspondence
\nedited into an autobiography mostly in his own words with some
\nadded commentary by editor Barry Day.<\/p>\n
#5–“Charles Bukowski on Writing” edited by Abel Debritto
\n(HarperCollins) — the novelist and poet gives his thoughts on
\nwriting.<\/p>\n
Happy New Year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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