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Sandra Newman
Sandra Newman is co-author of How Not To Write A Novel. She is the author of the novels The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done and Cake, as well as the forthcoming memoir Changeling. She has taught writing and literature at Temple University, Chapman University, and the University of Colorado,... show more

Sandra Newman is co-author of How Not To Write A Novel. She is the author of the novels The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done and Cake, as well as the forthcoming memoir Changeling. She has taught writing and literature at Temple University, Chapman University, and the University of Colorado, and has published fiction and non-fiction in Harper's, Granta, and London's Observer, Telegraph, and Mail on Sunday newspapers, among other journals and newspapers.
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The Caffeinated Diva reads...
The Caffeinated Diva reads... rated it 8 years ago
The Country of Ice Cream Star came to me almost by accident. The library on post hosted an event around Valentine's Day called Blind Date with a Book. I chose one based on nothing more than a genre and a vague blurb. And it was unlike anything I've ever read. It is a post-apocalyptic, dystopian...
spocksbro
spocksbro rated it 10 years ago
Reading The Country of Ice Cream Star(TCICS) I was reminded of two novels. The first is Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker (review). It too depicts a post-apocalyptic world where a young, driven hero journeys from a parochial life into a much larger world and finds himself playing a much larger role tha...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
This made me laugh several times, the examples are hilarious and if you know the genres you can see the echoes blatantly. It did solidify why I disliked reading some books and what was wrong with them for me.
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
A fun way to pass a little time, The Western Lit Survival Kit is like the survey course you never had (or maybe you did) with a dash of humor and lightheartedness. More than a dash. It's a cute book and it might make a cute stocking stuffer for a teenager or something. It was funnier in some places ...
inconceivably
inconceivably rated it 12 years ago
I love lists. Actually, I should probably specify that I love reading lists written by other people – writing my own lists and following them? ha. haha. No. So, when I had a chance to grab a copy of Read This Next: 500 of the Best Books You’ll Ever Read by Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman? I thou...
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