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We Love Anderson Cooper
We Love Anderson Cooper: Short Stories | R.L. Maizes
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In this quirky, humorous, and deeply human short story collection, Pushcart Prize-nominated author R.L. Maizes reminds us that even in our most isolated moments, we are never truly alone. In We Love Anderson Cooper, characters are treated as outsiders because of their sexual orientation, racial or religious identity, or simply because they look different. A young man courts the publicity that comes from outing himself at his bar mitzvah. When a painter is shunned because of his appearance, he learns to ink tattoos that come to life. A paranoid Jewish actuary suspects his cat of cheating on himwith his Protestant girlfriend. In this debut collection, humor complements pathos. Readers will recognize themselves in these stories and in these protagonists, whose backgrounds are vastly different from their ownweve all been outsiders at some point.
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Leftcoastzen
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I can barely last to Midnight NYC time ! Happy New Year Littens !I watch what I call Andy & Anderson‘s drinking & laughing New Year‘s Eve !

CarolynM Happy New Year 2y
Ruthiella Happy New Year! 🥳🥂 2y
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BarbaraBB Happy new year 🎆 2y
batsy Happy New Year! 2y
Liz_M That is my Sister-in-Law's favorite drink 😊 2y
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LiteraryinLawrence
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Mehso-so

Full disclosure: I don‘t really like short stories. This collection did not change my mind about the genre. While I thought some were pretty good, overall I felt weighted down by the melancholy. I was especially troubled by the recurring theme of dead animals, which saddens me more than most topics, as well as the broken relationships and sicknesses. I don‘t understand why the back of the book kept referring to the humor; I must have missed that.

tracey38 Oh, I can't handle dead animals either. So sad. AMD I am not one for short stories either. Not really sure why. Guess I just like a full book to really get into the storyline and characters. 4y
tracey38 ^^^ That should be And, not full scale AMD (whatever that is!) 🤦‍♀️ 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Well now. This. Makes. My. Day. 💯

alisiakae That‘s incredible! Way to go! 🎉🎉 5y
readordierachel Wow! Awesome! That must feel wonderful 😃 5y
DivineDiana 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻 5y
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LiteraryinLawrence That‘s so cool!! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @readordierachel @DivineDiana I am pretty well over the moon. Thanks!! 😘 5y
Mollyanna So cool! You are a rock star! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Tamra 🙌🏾🙌🏾 5y
LeahBergen Woohoo!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That‘s wonderful!! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Mollyanna Awww, you‘re the sweetest. 😘 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Pickpick

These short stories have all the feels. The characters are diverse in age, and face unique conundrums. Maizes clearly has history with beloved pets, because many stories include their relationships with humans. It‘s a quick read, and was perfect for a vacation with limited reading time. I especially loved the titular story and one called Tattoo. But honestly, every one was enjoyable. Pub date 7/23/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full review www.TheBibliophage.com

alisiakae Great review! Stacked! 5y
kspenmoll Yes, good review! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft You may also appreciate the themes around Judaism in several of the stories. 5y
Cinfhen Great collage!!! 5y
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Preciouz29
Pickpick

Loved this! The short stories were all great and really makes one think. I read through this one sitting!

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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All set up for our five-hour train ride from Paris to Béziers, France. I just need the essentials!

Cinfhen Nice set up!!! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen But I‘ve mostly been looking out the window! 5y
Cinfhen Even better 5y
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BibliOphelia I‘m having the worst vacation hangover and cannot settle back in to ‘real life‘. Enjoy every minute! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @BibliOphelia Aww that stinks. Hope it gets better soon! I don‘t go back to work until Monday, but we get home Thursday late. I‘m giving myself some jet lag recovery time. 5y
BibliOphelia Recovery time is essential!! One needs to ease back into these things!! 😂 5y
rwmg I often feel I need a holiday to recover from the holiday 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Today‘s #bookmail is a signed, limited edition chap book of the tagged book of short stories. From the blurbs and table of contents, they look terrific. Giving this story a try today! #arc #celadonbooks #shortstories

BarbaraTheBibliophage OMG - the story in the chap book is so poignant and intense. Can‘t wait for the entire book to reach me! 5y
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