Thursday, October 31, 2024

Compulsive Reader Newsletter November

 

The November Compulsive Reader newsletter has just gone out and is making its way to inboxes around the world right now.  This month we have double the usual number of reviews and interviews (trying to get on top of the backlog) and a whole bunch of exciting global literary news including such things as the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Cundill History Prize, the Nobel Prize, the Giller Prize, the Wallace Stevens Award, the Patrick White, and the National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose to name just a few. Of course we all have our monthly giveaways. If you haven't gotten it, want to check it out, or can't wait, visit: the online archive.  To sign up, visit: http://www.compulsivereader.com

Monday, September 30, 2024

Compulsive Reader Newsletter - October 2024

Hi readers.  The October Compulsive Reader Newsletter has just gone out with a baker's dozen of new reviews including Beam of Light by John Kinsella (catch John Kinsella, our featured intervewee reading from and talking about Beam of Light here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4b5Q9iZrRwSper0vrvXlUD?si=mGha_ip-Qm-CTNHOT6nJLQ), Maze by Jennifer Juneau, The Book of Happiness by Joseph Mark Glazner, and Diane Mehta’s Tiny Extravaganzas.  We've got our usual big literary news roundup for the month of September, and two fantastic new giveaways.  If you're a subscriber it should be in your inbox soon, but if you can't wait, you can: View it in your browser.  If you're not a subscriber, sign up here: http://www.compulsivereader.com

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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Compulsive Reader Newsletter - Sept 24


The Sept Compulsive Reader newsletter is on its way to readers around the world.  This month has the usual big literary news roundup as well as new interviews from Anne Elezabeth Pluto, Ruth Oskolkoff, and our feature podcast, Sarah Temporal (you can go straight to that one here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/compulsivereader/episodes/Sarah-Temporal-on-Tight-Bindings-e2nmqbd

We also have loads of new reviews and two terrific new giveaways.  

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

CR Newsletter August 2024

The Compulsive Reader newsletter for August is on its way to inboxes. This month features quite a few interviews including our Compulsive Reader Talks feature with Patti Miller, whose classic book Writing True Stories has been extensively revised and reissued.  We also have reviews of Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman, The Inhabitants by Beth Castrodale, Little River of Amazement by Mary Kay Rummel, and Not So Distant World by Grace Cavalieri to name just a few. Of course there is a new book giveaway for a copy of Farhang Book One by Patrick Woodcock,  and the big literary news round up. I always have lots of books to giveaway and I've been choosing some book winners at random from subscribers as well, so make sure you're subscribed and you might just win a book!  

To check out the newsletter in the archive visit: Archive.  To subscribe, visit http://www.compulsivereader.com and pop your email in the box on the upper right side.  Happy reading!  

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Compulsive Reader Newsletter July


The July Compulsive Reader Newsletter has just gone out. This month's issue has a bunch of new reviews including Russell Blackford's How We Became Post-Liberal,  Preet Kaur Rajpal's membryCarolina Hotchandani’s The Book Eaters to name just a few and on our podcast Julia Levitina reading from and talking about her book The Girl from Moscow. We have a new giveaway for a copy of Civilisation Française by Mary Fleming, and of course our giant roundup of June's literary news.  If you can't wait or want a preview before subscribing you can check it out in the public archive here: July Compulsive Reader newsletter

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Compulsive Reader Newsletter June

Hello dear readers.  The Compulsive Reader Newsletter for June has now gone out and should be in your in-box right now, awaiting your eyes. This month's edition has 15 new reviews, 2 interviews including my chat with the multi-talented Omar Musa at Compulsive Reader Talks, two terrific book giveaways, and of course a huge news round-up of prizes and other literary events that took place throughout the month of May.  If you can't wait or want to check it out before subscribing, you can get a copy in the archive here: Compulsive Reader News - June. If you'd like to subscribe, just visit http://www.compulsivereader.com and sign up.  Happy reading! 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Compulsive Reader Newsletter May

Another month has gone by and the May Compulsive Reader newsletter is now on its way to inboxes everywhere.  I've been trying to get on top of my backlog of reviews so keep adding more and more to what used to be 10 a month.  This month we actually have 16 new reviews and 2 interviews, including Turn Up the Heat's Ruth Danson along with our Compulsive Reader Talks segment with the wonderful Kent MacCarter who reads from and talks about his book Fat Chance, also reviewed. We have 2 new book giveaways including Night of the Hawk by Lauren Martin and The Alone Time by Elle Marr, and of course a huge round up of awards and other literary news from around the world.  If you haven't gotten yours yet, or just want to check it out before you subscribe (for free of course), you can pick up a copy in our permanent archive: 

CR Newsletter May: Justin Gardiner, Patrick Woodcock, Karen Van Fossan, Kent MacCartercompulsivereader.com

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