ON OUR RADARS (An invitation)
Hi Everyone,
Consider this a new feature of Las Dos Brujas newsletter and let us know what’s on your literary radar. Have you read a terrific review that’s sparked your interest in a new book? Did someone recommend a novel they couldn’t put down? Or are you getting around to a classic you’ve been meaning to read forever?
Please let us know in the comments section.
On my radar is a new memoir, OWNER OF A LONELY HEART by Beth Nguyen. It was just published last month and received this lovely review in The New York Times Book Review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/books/review/owner-of-a-lonely-heart-beth-nguyen.html
I’m looking forward to reading it—as well as learning what’s on your radar.
Thanks,
Cristina
I recently heard an episode on NPR's Fresh Air, where Terry Gross interviewed Andre Dubus III. I confess that I've never read his work. He has a difficult and violent past, and he talks about how writing changed his life, and has some really unique and inspiring things to say about writing fiction in particular. I found it riveting. The interview led me to start reading his latest "Such Kindness". Here is the link to the podcast.
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191357456/novelist-andre-dubus-iii
"The Hummingbird's Daughter" by Luis Alberto Urrea is a book I could not put down! Although it was published in 2005, I'm just discovering it now. So rich, so beautiful--enchanting!