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“Odd stories about strange people that I'd hoped to like better than I did. Sorry Flannery. Maybe I have to try again at a...”
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doughgirl5562 says
Hi Beryl, I just wanted to send you a quick note to tell you that the Minneapolis-St.Paul-Minnesota Group has chosen some good books to read and discuss together during the upcoming months. Our Group Read for the months of September/October will be The Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich and the group read for the months of November/December will be Growing An Inch by Stanley Gordon West. Both books are by Minnesota authors.I invite you to join us in reading and discussing these books. Personally, I just finished reading The Master Butchers Singing Club and thought it was a powerful piece of historical fiction with intriguing characters. Should make for an interesting discussion.Lynne / Doughgirl5562 – Co-Admin of the Minneapolis-St.Paul-Minnesota Group
julibug says
Hi BerylWOW. I just finished Bel Canto. I still am not over reading it. I just want to sit and cry. Just stunning. I can't believe I had not read this before. Just how many other books this good am I missing I wonder. I just recently discovered Octavia Butler as well. Now along with Bel Canto, Kindred sits on my shelf of treasured books, next to my signed copy of The Scent of God. All is well in California, my family is well. They think I am a little nuts over reading, but they tolerate it. I will be 50 in less than a month and am looking forward to a week in Cancun in a resort as the companion to a friend of mine who will not travel alone and reading all the rest of Ann Patchett and Octavia Butler. I find myself missing your company and that of your family. Julie
nora says
Hi, I just posted a very special interview with Juile Lessman, author of "A Passion Most Pure". She is giving away a copy of her book if you leave a comment on my blog. Check it out www.psalm516.blogspot.com. She'll be giving the book away next week.
barbary chaapel says
Yes, yes, yes! And I have her latest book tucked up on my shelf for winter reading.
Hi Beryl,I'm one of the co-admins of the Minneapolis-St.Paul-Minnesota group here on Shelfari. I wanted to drop you a special note of welcome to the group. We're a fairly new group, but I think we have a great bunch of readers -and of course we LOVE to have Minnesota authors as members of the group! I've heard good things about your book and hope to read it someday soon. (So many books, so little time.)I look forward to reading your posts in the group discussion threads :-)Doughgirl / Lynne
koreen56 says
I would like to extend an invitation to join the Minneapolis-St. Paul group. We love having Minnesota authors in our group and would enjoy hearing more about your books. http://www.shelfari.com/groups/25210/about
lycoris says
I should Thank YOU for such great writing and inspiration through your book! It was truly one that I didn't want to put down, and touched me very deeply. I first heard of your book through Kerry Miller and Midmorning on Minnesota Pulbic Radio. She always discusses some greath authors like you! I hope you wil alsol enjoy Patricia Nell Warren's writing as well. She is a great author, and amazes me with her writing!
janet j says
Oh - I found your bio. Congratulations on your success! That is fabulous. Janet J
Beryl - What is the title of the book you wrote?
I blogged about Bel Canto - http://janetkayjensen.blogspot.com/2008/05/acquired-taste-and-song-about-sandwich.htmlPatchett is superb in this book. One beautiful paragraph after another. I read the complete short stories of Flannery O'Connor last summer. Dark but brilliant. A Thousand Splendid Suns was a heartbreaker, too . . . Sometimes I have to read something very funny after reading the last two authors.
cheryl wright says
Good evening Beryl,You're the poster child for claiming your dreaming and living in its clothes until it becomes a reality. "I am a writer," you said. You were braver than I. God gave you a supportive husband and the desire of your heart.What a story! I admire you. God bless you in your writing journey.Cheryl
aimeesue says
Eclectic Book Club Peeps:All righty, let's have those nominations for our next big read. What's everyone in the mood for?Post your selections in the "Genres" thread and we'll hash it out. If that takes too much energy, I will put all genres nominated in a hat and pick one at random!
mkreader says
Just got a copy of your book from my library, and looking forward to starting it tonight!
grey sabyl says
Thanks for the compliment. Shelfari is a great site. I am well pleased with the company!
lopezrachel says
Thanks. I've worked hard to include only a few books, not every book i've ever liked, so that people find it easier to see what I'm about. I see that your shelf is similarly sparse. Is it for the same reason?
katie r says
Thank you. It seems a weird thing to have to say here, but there seems to be more and more people joining this site to hit on people and I'm not interested in things like that.How are you? I hope you're having a good weekend. It's cold and snowing here but I don't have to go anywhere so I don't mind.
Hello. Thanks for your friendship request. Why would you like to be friends?
Hi Beryl Birdie has published her book at Lulu. Can't wait for my copy to come out. More cruise news, you probably already know but. Lynette Khalfani has a TV show coming out. Louise Shaffer has a relatively new book out, Family Acts, very enjoyable, Elinor's movie Then She Found Me should be in theaters soon, it already won an award of some kind and Elinor says she likes the movie.Hope all is well there. We are getting rained on like crazy in CA, even had to drive in snow last week.Julie Rogers
gentlejourneyauthor says
That is precisely why I am looking for the right agent right now. I have three more works outlined and one completed, but I am having to spend an awful lot of time promoting my first one. I have read that the best way to promote the first book is to get a second one published. Thanks for asking, Elaine
Thanks for the invite! Your book sounds fascinating: I plan to visit my library soon and see if they can get it for me. Your shelf has a number of books that appeal to me, too. Thanks for the 'new' titles! Have you read The Master Butcher's Singing Club? It's by Louise Erdrich...highly recommended. Looking forward to more exchanges with you! I think we may have had some similar life experiences.....