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About: john.mcmurtrie

Posts by john.mcmurtrie:

  • The dead: On writing a thriller set in the rock world Posted on January 23, 2024 (January 23, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Interviews
  • Into the Abyss: ‘Ripe,’ by Sarah Rose Etter Posted on January 18, 2024 by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Desert solitaire: ‘Death Valley,’ by Melissa Broder Posted on January 16, 2024 (January 17, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Animals Posted on January 8, 2024 (July 18, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Fiction
  • Herbert Gold, a San Francisco bohemian to the end Posted on December 26, 2023 (December 26, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Appreciation
  • ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ Posted on December 21, 2023 (February 6, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Phone call Posted on December 14, 2023 (January 10, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Fiction&Studio
  • Good News Posted on November 27, 2023 (April 26, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Fiction
  • Coup de Vieux Posted on November 22, 2023 (December 10, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Poetry&Studio
  • Turkey? Non, merci Posted on November 21, 2023 (November 21, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Essays
  • High Plains Drifter: ‘Pastures of the Empty Page’ Posted on November 16, 2023 (November 16, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Being there: ‘In the Orchard,’ by Eliza Minot Posted on November 6, 2023 (November 6, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
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