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@RevanTheLegend I wish he would publish something new!

@LiterateTexan New book out in March - The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne!

@RevanTheLegend Whoa! I'm pre-ordering this one for sure. I had no idea. I check his authors page from time to time on various sites to see what's coming out.

@@bobchism4217 It's a really great book!

@bookstalgic You know, Blood Test wasn't as good as I had hoped it would be. I still enjoyed it, but I guess I was c looking forward to something funnier and maybe more "Vonnegutesque". I've been reading the finalists for the National Book Award, and I've enjoyed each of them immensely. "James" was my favorite, although Martyr was a really pleasant surprise, too. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I'm planning to make more videos this coming week m

@@notabot3375 I've read a couple of n those, but I was in my early twenties and don't remember them that well. McMurtry really was a rreasure.

@@notabot3375 I really enjoyed Texasville, both the movie and the novel. Obviously, I read these out of order.

@@LiterateTexan The Criterion collection did a version of Texasville that is the full length director’s cut and in black and white like The Last Picture Show. Is this the version you saw? It’s really good. I was surprised by it.

@notabot3375 I knew that version exists, but it's not the version I saw. I just saw the regular color version.

Have you read “Walter Benjamin at The Dairy Queen”? Or any of his other memoir type books, like “Films”, or “Books”. They’re really good and speak a lot about this period of his life when he wrote “Duane’s Depressed”.

@notabot3375 I just finished "Books" a couple of months ago, but I haven't read the other two yet.

@@book-ramble I hope you enjoy my videos. Any friend of Big Hard Books is a friend of mine!

@@susanthielen7211 Ha! My roommate is fair skinned, isn't she?

@@sterlingreads547 Great minds think alike.

@@spartaguswoodall3062 I think you're going to love it!

@@laurels7892 I'm going to make more videos this week, too. Your kind words of encouragement inspire me.

@LiterateTexan That's great news. I enjoy your channel because your reading tastes often align with mine. I'm reading an autobiography now, too, Being Henry by Henry Winkler. (Fonz) He's someone who just seems like things should have come easy for him but he has had to overcome a very difficult childhood and disability. I'm just up to his being cast in Happy Days. So far, impressive!

@laurels7892 I very much enjoyed Being Henry. He seems like a real mensch.

@@LiterateTexan ha! that just confirms my comment about the alignment of our reading tastes! Lol 🥰

@laurels7892 Right!? I laughed when you said that's what you're reading right now!

@gaildoughty6799 I have 500+ books on my Kindle. They pile up fast there. I prefer reading physical books, but when you're in the hospital, it's nice to have so many books to choose from taking up such a small amount of space.

@gaildoughty6799 I'm looking forward to your opinion of Rules of Civility. I have 2 more books by Amor Towles but haven't read them yet.

@michaelclark1811 Thanks! I've lost 3 sizes, too... from 10xl to 7xl. Plenty more to lose, but I'm off to a good start. I appreciate the encouragement.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk That's always the goal, isn't it?

@katsbooks2631 Thanks! Generally, the more practical and specific the self help book is, the better I like it. Atomic Habits is way better than Awaken the Giant Within, for example.

@@jeffmiller6954 I didn't know most of this, but I'm a huge fan of Harlan Ellison, who once wrote me a letter responding to my then-teenagev letters n that changed ab young b life

​@@LiterateTexan It's nice that Harlan got back to you. He was a remarkable man. Perhaps you read his book about his time in a gang in the 1950s that was made into an Alfred Hitchcock episode with a young James Caan playing the Harlan character and an also young Walter Koenig playing the leader of the gang? This was Notes from Purgatory, probably not an easy book to find. Anyway, I hope people read Jim Thompson's Roughneck and other books.

@jeffmiller6954 I've always wanted to read Notes from Purgatory, but it's not something that just turns up at the local used bookstore. And I've never put in the effort to find it. Angry Candy is one of my favorite Ellison collections, though, and I also really enjoy his collection of movie reviews, Harlan Ellison Is Watching. And yeah, responding to a letter from an 18 year old fan was a classy move.

@@LiterateTexan I think I watched the Hitchcock episode online for free and bet you can find it still although maybe not for free. The book has got to be findable online but I bet it is 100 bucks or more. The idea is sort of similar to the book/movie Blackboard Jungle: Kids whose formative years coincided with ww2 and so they lacked close supervision with their dads drafted and mothers working. Definitely an interesting read. I note that Jamie Farr might be the only credited actor left from Blackboard Jungle. 1950s are a long time ago. ..

I guess to avoid confusion: Memo from Purgatory, not Notes.

@richardsonreads573 I'm not sure if I'll succeed or not. I think my only hope is to get through the 25 books quickly. 1 down, though, and 24 more to go.

@@carlaruiz-pl2np I'm not familiar with Thorne Douglas at all, but what a great name for an author.

@gingerbibliophile I'll be looking firsts to your video!

@ wooo! I’ll have to get that recorded today! 😊

@gingerbibliophile I finished Blood Test last night. It was good-but-not-great.

@ that’s disappointing. It seemed to have an amazing premise. Hope the next one is completely mind blowing! 😊

@gingerbibliophile It was still better than averag. Today I'm starting Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar.

@laurels7892 That sounds interesting! I'm going to look into it. I finished All Fours by Miranda July last night, so I only have 24 more to go! Which is good because I have a really cool wishlist, too.

@LiterateTexan Have you thought about linking your Amazon wish list? The Red House Mystery is on Gutenberg Project public domain. Wikipedia had Chandler comments under Literary Significance.

@laurels7892 I have. I think I'd like to curate the list a little more carefully before making it public, though.

🧑‍🎄😄🎄make 2 lists...#1. I'm thinking about these books and #2. I'm done thinking. Now I'm wanting. And share #2. That's how I do my lists. Lol

@laurels7892 I love this approach!

@@lindseyreads5450 What a great opportunity to create cool bookish content, too, right?

@ I’ve been thinking meaning to film a book tour for at least a year now so it was nice to cover some of the books I own.

@lindseyreads5450 I've done a few bookshelf and library tour videos, and they have been a lot of fun. And they do motivate me to read books I already own.

@Eldertalk I've had a really big reading year in 2024 so far. Not much else to do besides physical therapy.

@@KellyLovesBooksandMovies I can't wait to hear what you think of both. Sounds like we have some serendipity in our reading tastes!

@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn I was unable to do mutch of anything but read and do physical therapy.

That would do it, Randy. Walk on Water sounds interesting as my granddaughter needed heart surgery right out of the gate. She had so many issues that she had to contend with and will be for the rest of her life, but she's a trooper and is doing so well now. Her doctors truly are miracle-workers.

@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn You ought to definitely read this book then, as you'll be able to relate to some of the stuff in that book in ways that few others can.

@@jamesholder13 Thanks!

@bighardbooks770 I don't know anything about Appointment in Samsara. Tell me about that!?

@LiterateTexan Classic novel by John O'Hara ...

@@davidnovakreadspoetry I didn't claim to understand them, did I? I sure how not because I don't.

@JamesRuchala Short Cuts s as terrific. I'm so glad (but not surprised) that you're also a fan of Raymond Carver. I'm almost finished with All Fours by Miranda July. I have mixed feelings, and having not finished it, I suspect my feelings will be even more mixed by the end.

@luv2knit61 Oh, how wonderful! I lived in Sanger for a while in the 1990s. What a sleepy little town it was. I don't know what it's like there now, although I do have a couple of friends who live there.

@@deborajohnson5717 I'll have to read The Trees then; I haven't read it. It's really nice to be back. I love my friends here on UA-cam more than most of you can imagine. I'm dealt happy about the weight loss. Thanks for your kind and supportive words!

@@krisreviews I started James, and I like it so far.

@@kdj3000 It's better to be seen than viewed, amirite? Yeah, I'm intrigued by all of these, too.

@@ZkL92 I noticed that, too. I think this is the world we live in today, though.

@gaildoughty6799 Thanks-- I'm glad, too.

@@pleasereadyourbook I will, for sure. I might take a look at some of the other categories besides fiction, too.

I'm glad too

I just started Ghostroots tonight. I think you might enjoy this one. James was really good, of course. The other ones I've read wouldn't appeal to you, I don't think.

@@KathleenAnnBooks Thanks so much. It's great to be back!

@michaelschramm1064 Thanks! We're still going to get that cup of coffee, too. I just don't know what the timing is like, for obvious reasons.

@@LiterateTexan Understand…and look forward to chatting in person again soon.

@@jf8559 Thanks! According to my two roommates, Driftwood Ranch isn't the same without me.

Awww, I bet! You’re looking good so they’ll get to enjoy your company for a long while!

@@RobertGReaderofBooks-r3p Thanks so much! I'm always excited to meet new subscribers. Thanks for the details; I tend to enjoy fiction from Native American authors, so maybe this can be a new obsession for me.

@@bookssongsandothermagic Thanks! Have you read any of these? Have v any of them made it to your TBR?

@@LiterateTexan No but I will be reading my first Percival Everett soon - Erasure. I want to get to it in November or December this year.

@@bookssongsandothermagic Uber heard good things.

@@LiterateTexan yeah absolutely - I can't wait to read his stuff.

@@GenreBooks23 Heck yes! There have been some challenges already, but nothing we couldn't handle.

@@lindaschwab8873 You're very kind. Thank you, Linda!

@@krzysamm7095 Improving every day.

@bookstalgic James seems to be getting universal praise. Having not read any of these, I don't know. But let's face it. Awards are mostly popularity contests, anyway.