Category Archives: book talk

The Bitch Wall of the Vietnam War

Posted on May 24, 2015 by moonbridgebooks

Just in time for Memorial Day, I started reading The Bitch Wall, a fictionalized story of real experiences in the Vietnam War. Author Dennis Lane had a book signing a few days before and little did I know he was … Continue reading →

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A Zany Slice of Italy – having crazy fun with memoir

Posted on March 21, 2015 by moonbridgebooks

Ivanka di Felice, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, fell in love with Italy and is now a writer living in beautiful Tuscany. But from her bio, “She will assure you that it’s far less pretentious than it sounds. In … Continue reading →

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National Life Writing Month: Turning Memories into Memoirs

Posted on November 9, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Yes, November is National Life Writing Month. That gets short shrift compared to NaNoWriMo. During this National Novel Writing Month, so you’ll find writers around the world sequestering themselves or hanging out at libraries or coffee shops, typing away at … Continue reading →

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