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Road tripping to the campgrounds today & brought this along from the #June #bookspin to hopefully make some progress! Lol, been a busy summer. 😄 Sully has a real Hank Deveraux feel, which isn't awful because he's one of my favorite literary characters! #RichardRusso

I finished this last night. The ending felt a little rushed, but I admit I was sleepy. Overall a good read, although not one I will reread.

Started Traveling Cat on my way to class this morning.

My current audiobook kept me company while I fixed dinner. I‘m enjoying this, maybe more than Empire Falls, although it was many years ago that I read that one.

I read this 15 years ago.

“Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity.... A stirring mix of poignancy, drama and comedy.” —The Washington Post

Welcome to Empire Falls, a blue-collar town full of abandoned mills whose citizens surround themselves with the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends and neighbors and who find humor and hope in the most unlikely places, in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo.

#adventrecommends

Accidental book purchase! Stumbled upon this signed first edition of Richard Russo‘s new book! He‘s been a favorite of mine ever since I juuuuust missed having him as a professor at Colby 😩. #liberalartsnerd #colbycollege #richardrusso

My #nonreadingpursuit is billiards 🎱
Been playing in a league for 4 years, even went to Las Vegas to play in a national championship (these photos are from practice for those matches in 2015)

"...still, how wonderful to be desired! Surely this was God's gift to fallen Man. Both the reason and sweet recompense for the loss of Paradise." #RichardRusso #EmpireFalls #quote #desire #blessed

@AllieFuchs alerted me to the fact that she finished "Empire Falls" this week. I gotta catch up! Time is ticking down until the LOC's Book Festival. #EmpireFalls #RichardRusso #LOCBookFestival #gottasignthemall