Oscar Hijuelos: “I consider myself a hip kind of guy with old-fashioned values.” It’s 4:30 in the afternoon and Oscar Hijuelos hasn’t had lunch. Passing through town on a tour to promote his novel, Mr. Ives’ Christmas, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author skipped lunch to tour the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. “A…

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15.11.2024

The Great Autograph Series: Oscar Hijuelos to Kat – Thornfield Hall

The Great Autograph Series will consist of occasional posts on autographed books. I can't actually remember which of my books are autographed, but I do come upon them occasionally. Let me start with Oscar Hijuelos, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. He kindly autographed my copy…

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20.11.2024

The Gentle Comedy As Antidepressant: Margery Sharp’s “The Foolish Gentlewoman” – Thornfield Hall

A critic for The New York Times Book Review recommended Margery Sharp’s Cluny Brown (1944), a comic novel about a plumber’s daughter who refuses to know her place. He suggested it might help you “stiffen your spine in the face of what and whoever wants to stifle your spirit…” Margery Sharp is not typical NYTBR…

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21.11.2024

THE THORNFIELD HALL NEWSLETTER – Thornfield Hall

November/December 2024, Issue 3 THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING & READING GUIDE: Glam Literary Prize Lists and Great Reads Happy Capitalism! You may despise capitalist Christmas shopping, but you certainly can luxuriate in holiday reading. While the turkey is in the oven, peruse a gripping 87th Precinct mystery by Ed McBain, and after you've baked a pie…

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My 1995 Interview with Oscar Hijuelos – Thornfield Hall

The Great Autograph Series: Oscar Hijuelos to Kat – Thornfield Hall

The Gentle Comedy As Antidepressant: Margery Sharp’s “The Foolish Gentlewoman” – Thornfield Hall

THE THORNFIELD HALL NEWSLETTER – Thornfield Hall

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