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The Grapes of Wrath

Feb

19

2019

Gavlin Family reading

Galvin Family Reading: A Guest Blog Post
from a Customer of Island Books

This piece was originally published on the Island Books blog. Growing up, I loved getting lost in books: It didn’t matter to me if the book was adventurous, dramatic, suspenseful, or fantastical; as long as it transported me somewhere else, I was happy. I’d be so immersed in my book that I’d barely hear my …

Mar

2

2018

Natalie Singer

Searching for California

The problem: I’m writing a book about California. Not just a story set in a place, but a story of the place itself. A rooted story, one that will sweat California out of its paper pores. One that, with its California pheromones, will ensnare you from the shelf, radiating heat and salt air. The problem …

Mar

18

2011

The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen

“Before I had read 15 pages of Thomas Mullen’s latest, now out in paperback, I was deeply hooked. The novel is a 1930’s gangster drama with fabulous elements. It reminds me of Bonnie and Clyde—with magical realism, snappy historical fiction and full-throttle entertainment. I loved the titular characters—dashing criminal Jason Fireson and his angry, idealistic youngest brother, …

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