Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
William Finnegan
“I loved Newport, but I loved San Onofre more. It was forty miles farther south, a little patch of undeveloped shore surrounded by a big Marine base. The Beckets stuffed their Volkswagen bus full of kids and gear and headed down there on weekends. ”
Life on Grímsey Island
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“From the second floor Oliveira could see the street was beginning to show signs of life. A green and blue bus went past, the white interior lights still on, and stopped to drop off a passenger.”
Land of Love and Drowning
Tiphanie Yanique
“The crowd met at the waterfront. Boats had been hired to row them over to Water Island. Anette held onto Franky as the little fishing boat docked up.”
The Unemployed Life of a Professional Writer
From Job to Job, Book to Book, on the West Coast of Canada
Sex, Feminism, and the Lost Genius of Violette Leduc
On Her Newly Translated Classic, 'Therese and Isabelle'
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