Her entry begins:Because I have such a short span of attention, I’m usually juggling two or three books at once. Often one of them is poetry, my first love. Right now I’m re-reading Late for Work by David Tucker. He’s actually one of my editors at The Star-Ledger and his lyricism always inspires me. From “Detective Story”:Among the early praise for Shadows Bright As Glass:
A breeze smelling of the river enters the room though
no river is near; the house is quiet and calm for no reason;
the search does end, the detective finally does sleep, far away
from anything he imagined, his dusty shoes still on.
Two friends recently...[read on]
"Shadows Bright As Glass is a fascinating glimpse into the mysteries of the mind, brain and creativity. Jon Sarkin wrestles with the great questions of the search forLearn more about the book and author at Amy Ellis Nutt's website.self, questions that concern us all."
--Alice Flaherty, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
"Fascinating… A mind-bending and inspiring book."
--Kirkus (starred review)
"Nutt exquisitely twins the inspirational and vexing story of Jon Sarkin, brain-damaged chiropractor turned renowned artist, with an account of humankind's eternal pursuit of the soul… Nutt's compelling narrative makes this is a real page-turner."
--Booklist (starred review)
Amy Ellis Nutt has been a staff writer at The Star-Ledger newspaper in Newark, NJ since November 1997. She was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for her story “The Wreck of the Lady Mary,” which ran as a 20-page special section of The Star-Ledger in November 2010.
The Page 99 Test: Shadows Bright as Glass.
Writers Read: Amy Ellis Nutt.
--Marshal Zeringue
Posts
