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TFL #58

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The Floating Library takes a look at a pair of novels with similar subjects and identical titles: Junkie Love (a memoir) by Joe Clifford and Junkie Love (a novel) by Phil Shoenfelt. An excerpt:

I’ve heard stories of writers coming up with the “perfect” title for his or her book, only to discover that it had already been taken; but I’d never met two authors who had books with the same title until this year.

Read the rest of the review. 

San Diego Book Awards

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Pleased to announce that Forest of Fortune was named Best Contemporary Fiction by the 2015 San Diego Book Awards. Giving the Finger, the book I co-wrote with Scott Campbell, Jr. tied for first in the Best Memoir category. Incredibly grateful to the San Diego Book Awards Association for the double honor! Forest of Fortune is now available in paperback, hardcover and ebook editions. Giving the Finger is available via hardcover, ebook and audio book. 

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

neatomosquitoshow:

1) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos Van
Craesbeeck
2) The Torment of Saint Anthony by Michaelangelo
3) The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul by
Master of the Osservanza
4) Temptation of Saint Anthony by Domenicus van
Wijnen
5) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Jan Brueghel
the Elder
6) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa
7) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Matthias Grunewald
8) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schongauer
9) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
10) The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Pieter Huys

Rat vs. Cat. Vermin on the Mount starts at 8, don’t be late. (at BOOK SHOW)

doomed-to-repeat:

June 12, 1942

Anne Frank Receives Her Diary

“I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.”

-Anne Frank

June 12, 1942 marks the thirteenth birthday of Anne Frank, but also marks the day she received one of the most famous literary pieces of all time. Her diary documents the time she spent hiding from the the Nazis in a secret room. A little over two years later, the secret room was raided and the diary, along with its author, met an untimely end.