Welcome back, my fellow creatives! Winter is the perfect time to curl up in a blanket with a pile of books, and I can think of no better place to find those books than at the local library.
It’s all too easy to just meander over to my favorite sections, though, and 2022 is the year to try new things! So, for this series on Story Cuppings, I am only going to pick books from my library’s New Release shelf by the entrance. Those books could be of any genre, fiction or nonfiction. If it’s on that shelf, it’s game for a podcast!
Today I plucked from the New Release shelf:
Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
What does a reader experience in those opening pages, and what lessons can a writer take away in studying but a few paragraphs? Let’s find out!
If you do not see the audio player above, you can access the podcast here.
I have to say that this book is a joy to read out loud. There is brevity here, yet so much said in so little space!
And say, what’s on the New Release shelf at your own local library? I’d love to know!
Read on, share on, and write on, my friends!
Jean Lee's World 
Oh my, this sounds interesting.
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The language is BEAUTIFUL to read. 🙂
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Hey there, Jean. The book I’ll be starting soon isn’t new. But I’m sure it’s good. It’s called The Facts. It’s Philip Roth’s autobiography. Roth is one of my favorite writers.
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Oh that’s wonderful! I’ve been meaning to dig more into him. That book sounds like a good way to do it.
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Another one for not a new book next. But 2 CS Lewis ones to try (at the same time). Space Trilogy and Mere Christianity. I really love hearing your take on books and writing life. You bring it alive. Thank you my friend xxxxxxx
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THAT’S RIGHT! I keep forgetting Lewis went to outer space!!! I should get into that one of these days…
You justhang in there, okay? With exams and captain chaos and hawklad and bedlam, you just hang in there. Praying you’ve got good things coming your way!
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So many books, so little time. Imagine there are those in the world who would want to ban them! Banning a single one is a crime, IMO.
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I know, right? Though I do feel some books need to wait for older ages. I was definitely not old enough to be reading John Grisham’s THE FIRM, but there it was on the Accerated Reader list. *whispers* they mention boobies and stuff! LOL
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😂🤪😱
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What an eye-catching cover! Having listened to you read, Jean, I hopped on the link to Amazon. Not what I was expecting at all. Amazon best seller, an epic historical novel about a period of Korean/Japanese history about which I know nothing! I wonder if it has reached our library? Must check.
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I hope it has, Chris! Yes, this was a surprise for me, too. And it’s cool that the writer has the blended understanding of her native Korean and English so that the language is truly hers, not some translator’s take *of* her writing.
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