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Friday Reads: Life is beautiful- oh, and TWO special guests


The video of the online book launch on October 21 for Gibbons or One Bloody Thing After Another by James Morrison: youtu.be/3S1OHRnb1Vg?si=mIO-QTW_QrbS9X1A
The publisher: orbistertiuspress.ca
Buy the book here: lulu.com/shop/james-morrison/gibbons/paperback/product-g6rmj4.html?page=1&pageSize=4


Heather Gregg on BookTube: youtube.com/@heathergregg9975?si=cTvNJwsjX71HJjIL
On Instagram: @comaandco
Small Wonder 2023 Programme: charleston.org.uk/festival/small-wonder-2023

Two forthcoming workshops Heather is doing:

Turning the Page (Creative. Writing Double Workshop 2 x 2hrs) - Wednesday, 8 November: eventbrite.co.uk/e/turning-the-page-creative-writing-double-workshop-2-x-2hrs-tickets-729350164977?internal_ref=social

Words and Photos - Wednesday, 22 November: eventbrite.co.uk/e/words-and-photos-tickets-729789729727?aff=oddtdtcreator


The Mookse and the Gripes website: mookseandgripes.com/reviews

The Mookse and the Gripes podcast: mooksepodcast.libsyn.com

The Jon Fosse / Damion Searls episode: open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p/jon-fosse-with-damion-searls?r=9ilk1&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

The Mookse and the Gripes podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCJjggyu-Hn1_yJZ3XzTM17w

Trevor on Twitter: @mookse



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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):

00:00 Intro

00:36 Report on the James Morrison book launch

02:54 A special guest

10:40 Another special guest

14:57 Who Lies Inside by Timothy Ireland

15:40 Y/N by Esther Yi

17:24 The Rider by Tim Krabbé

20:02 The Perfection of the Morning: A Woman's Awaking in Nature by Sharon Butala

23:09 The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

27:37 Open City by Teju Cole


Books mentioned:

Gibbons or One Bloody Thing After Another by James Morrison
goodreads.com/book/show/195612644-gibbons-or-one-bloody-thing-after-another?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=fh5is617xN&rank=1
(Scroll up for information on the book launch, the publisher, and how to order the book)

Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey
goodreads.com/book/show/60903482-young-bloomsbury
The Book Club Review podcast episode featuring an interview with Nino Strachey: thebookclubreview.co.uk/portfolio/items/young-bloomsbury-with-nino-strachey-126

The Old World and Other Stories by Cary Fagan
goodreads.com/book/show/35783815-the-old-world-and-other-stories?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PwzN5YNTeW&rank=2

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
goodreads.com/book/show/65678550-the-heaven-earth-grocery-store?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_8

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark
goodreads.com/book/show/48721389-red-comet?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9

Who Lies Inside by Timothy Ireland
goodreads.com/book/show/9110751-who-lies-inside?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=lLRg8d7sbl&rank=1

Y/N by Esther Yi
goodreads.com/book/show/58523626-y-n?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_9
Jaylen’s interview with Esther Yi on Reading the Room: youtu.be/iX069GQpuzY?si=0tD6J3bb_aC4F38G

The Rider by Tim Krabbé
Sam Garrett (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PeIarATUSn&rank=1

The Perfection of the Morning: A Woman's Awaking in Nature by Sharon Butala
goodreads.com/book/show/831646.Perfection_of_the_Morning?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18

The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Lara Vergnaud (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/123557124-the-most-secret-memory-of-men

Open City by Teju Cole
goodreads.com/book/show/8526694-open-city?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ZYLlk9mBLe&rank=1





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