by Deborah Quinn | Jan 11, 2013 | Books
I read a lot. I read for my job, I read to my kids, I read at the gym, before bed, and sometimes (if the book is really good) I read while I’m cooking: stir the pot, read a page; add the spices, read a page. This habit may be while things often get served...
by Deborah Quinn | Apr 6, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Books
My first book review appears today in The National, the Emirates English language newspaper. The Ruins of Us, by Keija Parssinen, is a great debut novel set in Saudi Arabia. You should read it, download it, PDF it…however it is that you read these days. Click...
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 12, 2011 | Books, NaBloPoMo
A long time ago I was at a comedy show and the comic (whose name, I’m sorry to say, I can’t remember) made a joke that I’ve never forgotten: “I’ve just started therapy,” she said. Long pause. “Because I come from a family.” End of joke. It’s a joke that’s a great...
