The Book We're Talking About This Week

June 10, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Book We're Talking About This Week The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit $25.95, Viking Published on June 13th, 2013 What is it about? This non-fiction book is a beautiful, meandering look at stories, writing, family and memory, told by Solnit as she navigates her mother's Alzheimer's disease, her own cancer scare, the people of Iceland and a room filled with apricots. Why are we talking about it? This is one of more beautifully written books we've read this year, filled with insight and gut-wrenching phrases. It is simple to read, yet generates complex reactions in the reader. If you enjoy stories and storytelling, this book will expand your understanding of them, and yourself. Who wrote it?  Continue reading... 11 Fantastic Maurice Sendak Quotes LOOK: Unlikely Best Friends May Star In Children's Book NSFW: All The Sex And Nudity From 'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 WATCH: Unreleased Maurice Sendak Interview Becomes Cool Animation 11 Most Kickass Literary Heroines IMAGES: What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers? 8 Horrible Things About Being In Your 20s SANJAY SANGHOEE Corrupt Fortune: The Billionaire's Apprentice and the Gaming of Wall Street The Billionaire's Apprentice: The Rise of the Indian-American Elite and the Fall of the Galleon Hedge Fund is a seminal work that captures the realities of race and greed in America with refreshing objectivity and efficiency, and a book that everyone should read. Continue reading... RYAN D. MATTHEWS Novelist Patrick McGrath on Writing, Setting, and Psychology Patrick McGrath is a convivial sort. Pushing hair from his eyes with a smile, he'll have you seated, snug, and sipping tea on the couch before you've had a chance to say hello. Continue reading... CATHERINE MCKENZIE 52 Books, 52 Weeks, Week 23: The Wednesday Sisters For week 23 of 52 books in 52 weeks I read The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton, a bestseller that was originally released in 2009, which tells the story of five women who meet in the sixties and form a writing club and, eventually, deep ties of friendship. Continue reading... JOHN PAVLEY Game of Thrones: Who Is Daenerys Targaryen and Will She Live Until Book Seven? With each Game of Thrones episode we struggle with whom to invest our emotions so that we're not left with that aching numbness in the pit of our collective stomachs when a favorite character dies. One character I'm especially worried about is Daenerys Targaryen. Continue reading... MARK RUBINSTEIN A Talk With Steve Berry Steve Berry is the highly acclaimed, bestselling author of historical thrillers, including the Cotton Malone adventure series. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003