Laura van den Berg

author of THE THIRD HOTEL, I HOLD A WOLF BY THE EARS & STATE OF PARADISE

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The Buzz About

July 2, 2013 By Laura

Thanks a ton to The Buzz About for this generous early review of ISLE. … [Read more...]

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July 2, 2013 By Laura

…the novel duplicates at a supremely fascinating level the imperfections of the human subjectivity that produces it. In other words, to say that what gives a novel its force is that it feels very human, and why it feels human is because it’s imperfect, it’s contradictory, it has … [Read more...]

https://lauravandenberg.com/2013/07/02/the-novel-duplicates-at-a-supremely-fascinating/

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July 2, 2013 By Laura

There are probably a few other people out there who’ll love what you write as much as you do. You just have to find them.” – Etgar Keret … [Read more...]

https://lauravandenberg.com/2013/07/02/there-are-probably-a-few-other-people-out-there/

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Short Story Of The Week

June 25, 2013 By Laura

"In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried" by Amy Hempel. One of the greats.  “What seems dangerous often is not—black snakes, for example, or clear-air turbulence. While things that just lie there, like this beach, are loaded with jeopardy. A yellow dust rising from the … [Read more...]

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Each Time You Pre-Order A Short Story Collection, An Angel Gets Their Wings

June 25, 2013 By Laura

THE ISLE OF YOUTH is available for pre-order here and here and here (and probably other places too). … [Read more...]

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