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Joseph David Quinton
Somerset, Kentucky USA
A lover of literary fiction, immigrant narratives, and classical fiction.
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Exported to Wordpress
I have just exported my Typepad blog to Wordpress and will no longer be posting here. My new url is aquillandvellum.wordpress.com Joseph Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2015 at a quill and vellum
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A New Blogging Experiment
I have used Typepad for several years now but I have been tempted to move to WordPress. To that end, I have created a new blog at WordPress in which to try the blogging platform out. It is called a quill and vellum and can be accessed by clicking on... Continue reading
Posted Jan 5, 2015 at a quill and vellum
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January 2015 TBR List
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In January, I will be reading the following books: 1. The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge #14 - A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade.) 2. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Book Riot's... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2015 at a quill and vellum
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15 Reading Resolutions for 2015
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Happy New Year, my bookish friends!!!!! I had a fantastic reading year in 2014 and I am looking forward to even greater reading opporunties in 2015! To that end, I have 15 reading resolutions for 2015 which will help guide me into a rich and diverse reading year. 1. Read... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Top 5 Wednesday for 31 December 2014
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The Top 5 Wednesday for 31 December 2014 asks that we list the top five books that we have read this year. #5 - The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri #4 - Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat #3 - The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng #2 - Things... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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2014, a year in review
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When 2014 began, I was not happy with my reading life because it seemed as if I was reading the same thing over and over again. In examining my reading life, I determined my reading was not varied and I made a conscious effort to read more diversely in 2014.... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Sanctuary by Faye Kellerman, a review
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Book: Sanctuary (Book 7, Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novels) Author: Faye Kellerman Published: 1994 Publisher: HarperCollins Date Read: 22 December 2014 Format: eBook Source: personal ecopy on Kindle app First Line: "The call was a surprise; the reason behind it even more so." Genre/Rating: Police Procedural/Mystery/4 GoodReads Rating: 3.96 Awards: None... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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#ReadHarder Challenge Accepted
I challenged my friend, Jo from RetiredBookNerd, to do The 2015 Book Riot #ReadHarder Challenge and she has accepted that challenge and published her list of books. Continue reading
Posted Dec 20, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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The Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Challenge
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Book Riot has just released information regarding The 2015 Read Harder Challenge (#readharder), in which I will be actively participating. The premise of the challenge is to encourage readers to read more diversely in the new year by offering 24 reading challenges. The challenges are amazing and I am looking... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Top 5 Wednesday for 17 December 2014
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The Top 5 Wednesday for 17 December 2014 focuses on historical fiction and asks that we list our top five historical books. This is a genre that I very much enjoy, so this list was easily contructed. My first two selections are series written by husband/wife team, Brock and Bodie... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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#FridayReads for 7 November 2014
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Posted Nov 7, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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November 2014 TBR List
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My intention is to read the following six books of literary fiction during November 2014: 1. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler 2. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 3. The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng 4. The Namesake by... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, a review
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Book: Things Fall Apart (African Trilogy, Book 1) Author: Chinua Achebe Published: 1994 Publisher: Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Date Read: 3 November 2014 Format: eBook Source: Kentucky Libraries Unbound via overDrive First Line: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond." Genre/Rating: Literary... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Top Ten Tuesday for 7 October 2014
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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature and weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The meme for Tuesday, 7 October 2014 is to name 10 books for readers who enjoy character-driven novels. Being that I generally read literary fiction, this is not a difficult task at all.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Fahrenheit 451, a review
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My friend, Jo, recently published her A-Z Bookish Survey Tag on Youtube and her selection for "important moment in my book reading life" was Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This book had occupied quite a while on my TBR list so I decided to go ahead and read it based... Continue reading
Posted Oct 6, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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#FridayReads for 3 October 2014
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For this #FridayReads, I shall be reading a classic novel and a work of poetry. Book: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Ray Bradbury Published: 1953 Publisher: Del Ray Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group Format: 50th Anniversary Edition. Mass Market Paperback Source: Personal Library First Line: "It was a... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Never Let Me Go, a review
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Book: Never Let Me Go Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Published: 2005 Publisher: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Date Read: 3 October 2014 Format: Movie Tie-in Paperback Source: Borrowed from Pulaski County Public Library First Line: "My name is Kathy H." Genre/Rating: Science Fiction (Dystopian) / 3 GoodReads Rating:... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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A-Z Book Survey
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My dear friend, retiredbooknerd, just did the A-Z Book Survey and I thought I would do it as well. I think she first learned of it through Wiebke at 1book1review. Author You've Read the Most Books From: J.K. Rowling Best Sequel Ever: Eona by Alison Goodman Currently Reading: Never Let... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Poetry Thursday: Let Evening Come
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Jane Kenyon is one of my most favorite poets and Let Evening Come is one of my most loved poems she wrote. Let Evening Come By Jane Kenyon 1947–1995 Let the light of late afternoon shine through chinks in the barn, moving up the bales as the sun moves down.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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October 2014 TBR List
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October is one of my most favorite months of the year. I love the changing foilage, the colder nights, and the comfortable sense that reading gives me. It is so nice to sit in my reading chair with a lap blanket and a good book. In the month of October,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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My Literacy Autobiography
On Booktube, Ashley and Steve have recently shared their personal history of reading and I would like to share my own literacy autobiography. A Collector of Words We are, by nature, collectors. We collect everyday items such as bread ties, plastic bags, peanut butter jars, plastic straws, and pie tins.... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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Purple Hibiscus, a review
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Book: Purple Hibiscus Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Published: 2004 Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Date Read: 29 September 2014 Format: eBook Source: iPad Kindle app First Line: "Things started to fall apart at home when my brother, Jaja, did not go to communion and Papa flung his heavy missal... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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The Gift of Rain, a review
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Book: The Gift of Rain Author: Tan Twan Eng Published: 1 May 2008 Publisher: Weinstein Books Date Read: 14 September 2014 Format: eBook Source: iPad Kindle app First Line: "I was born with the gift of rain, an ancient soothsayer in an even more ancient temple once told me." Genre/Rating:... Continue reading
Posted Sep 15, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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2014 Man Booker Short List Announced
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The 2014 Man Booker Short List was announed this morning and I am surprised that I only got 40 percent of my predictions correct. The 2014 Man Booker Short List will be revealed on Tuesday, 9 September 2014 and I am predicting the following five books will be included on... Continue reading
Posted Sep 9, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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2014 Man Booker Short List Prediction
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The 2014 Man Booker Short List will be revealed on Tuesday, 9 September 2014 and I am predicting the following five books will be included on that list: 1. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell 2. History of the Rain by Niall Williams 3. The Lives of Others by Neel... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2014 at a quill and vellum
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