Kevin Smokler Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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On page 137 of 213 of The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett https://t.co/lXztt0MtJd

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Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" using only 50 words. Someone should do the same with words that appear all the time in Crossword Puzzles. The book would be called "The Ewer, The Epee, Alit"

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WOMEN TALKING is based on the 2008 novel by Canadian novelist Miriam Toews and concerns a religious community rocked by a series of violent sexual assaults and the women of that community deciding whether to stay and seek justice.

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When Beatrix Potter (author of Peter Rabbit) died, she left 4000 acres in NW England to be preserved as parkland for all time. This short film takes you right there amid all the beauty of its plants, animals and spirit (via @kottke https://t.co/ogpqjwtlmk

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@IAmBlankenship Billy wilder, man. I still have slap myself that the same person did Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity AND Some like it Hot.

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So I recently read AIRFRAME (1996) a later novel by the late MIchael Crichton , which I picked up b/c I've been nurturing a minor fascination with aviation this year. What novels have you picked up mostly b/c you've been on a jag with the subject matter lately? https://t.co/LdEasSBzCD

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@mtaeckens Also, I should say I have an uncanny knack for always selecting the lesser-thought of novel by a writer as my favorite. For example, I think Nick Hornby's finest hour is Juliet, Naked not High Fidelity.

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You must hear this episode of my dear friend @danamo on her book SHINE BRIGHT: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BLACK WOMEN IN POP MUISC. https://twitter.com/qls/status/1552680473138147328

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I got a lot of empty pleasure out of knowing famous people's real names: "Studs" Terkel (b-day today) real name was Louis ( "Studs" came from his fav. book "Studs Lonigan Trilogy"). L. Frank Baum (author of the Wizard of Oz, b-day yesterday) first name was Lyman, after an uncle.

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Can't wait to read this. PRIESTDADDY (her memoir) is a masterpiece. (via @IsaacFitzgerald ) https://twitter.com/dylanthomprize/status/1524827213165731840