Uncommon Scents was shortlisted for the prestigious Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize. The Eric Hoffer Book Award is one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses. Fewer than five percent of nominated books are shortlisted for the grand prize. It’s a big deal. The Eric Hoffer Award is highly esteemed…
Uncommon Scents is featured on GDCramer.com, where George Cramer showcases new authors each week. We’re grateful to George for the recognition. George suggested a short interview about the book and our backgrounds. We arranged a session at an exclusive Hollywood recording studio but George didn’t show up, possibly due to visa issues but more likely…
Last week I gave you thumbnail recommendations of five novels written between 1961 and 1986 that make me swoon. Here are five more spanning the period from 1989 until the early 2000s. THIS WEEK The Remains Of The Day, Kazuo Ishiguro (1989) Poor Things, Alasdair Gray (1992) Kafka On The Shore, Haruki Murakami (2002) Cloud…
My family and friends call them “Bruce Books,” in voices that are filled with love and despair and a desperate need to flee the room before I press copies in their hands. If they make the mistake of taking a book, they know I will turn up in a corner of their bedroom some night…