The Daily Rituals of Famous Writers [courtesy ShortList]
It’s quite interesting, although I could do without the judgmental tone about the de Beauvoir-Sartre relationship.
The Daily Rituals of Famous Writers [courtesy ShortList]
It’s quite interesting, although I could do without the judgmental tone about the de Beauvoir-Sartre relationship.

The winner! Please email me at: onetrackmuse@gmail.com.
Thanks to everyone who entered! I wish I could give all of you a book but, alas, you know how it goes. However, we’ll be doing at least one more giveaway this year. Keep your eyes open for the announcement.
The giveaway closes at 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, 9th September. If you’d like to enter, please leave a comment on either this post or the original one.
Good luck!

The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose
I’ve no idea how it happened, but I own two copies of The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose. As much as I love books, I obviously don’t need more than one copy of anything. I’ve decided to gift one lucky reader with the extra one.

The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose [cover image courtesy Goodreads]
To read more about the book, go here.
How to enter: leave a comment. That is all! If you’d like to go the extra mile and like us on Facebook, that would be lovely. The contest is open internationally. The winner will be chosen on 9th September 2014. Good luck!
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On my desk: A is for…
I took yesterday off to indulge in some musical inspiration:

An early birthday gift from my mom: seeing John Hiatt (and Robert Cray) in concert.
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A favourite:

Herman Melville Quote
A mug I bought at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home in Savannah:

Tea and Stories
The quote on the back of the mug reads:
“The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet.”-Flannery O’Connor