Junk Shop Window
Essays on Myth, Life, and Literature
A visit to the Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere, England, results in a meeting with a telepathic dog. A trip to see the Irish Rovers on St Patrick’s Day becomes slapstick worthy of the I Love Lucy Show, An attempt to record the right background sounds for a Sherlock Holmes radio play opens a doorway in time to the world of a century ago. And Hermes, the Greek messenger god, appears in various guises, relaying sometimes cryptic, sometimes life-saving messages.
Junk Shop Window is getting so much praise from reviewers and interviewers! Take a look at these:
A rave review by Pulizter-prize winning critic Michael Dirda in The Washington Post:
Another rave by poet and scholar Charles Rammelkmap in The Hopkins Review:
A delightful interview with the author by fiction writer Leslie Pietrzyk on her acclaimed blog, To Be Read:
A probing, insightful interview with Maryland Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri on her award-winning radio show, The Poet and the Poem:
And a heart-felt, lovely interview with poet and activist Ethelbert Miller on his weekly WPF literary show, On the Margin:
Meet James J. Patterson
James J. Patterson was born in Washington, DC, five days before Nixon’s infamous “Checkers Speech.” He’s been lurking about in what he calls “The Capital of the Empire” ever since.
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Readings by James J. Patterson, Aaron Hamburger and Zachary Powers
Friday, June 16, 7:00 pm, The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda MD 20815 https://www.writer.org/event/patterson-hamburger/ James J. Patterson reads from “Junk Shop Window: Essays on Myth, Life and Literature,” and Aaron Hamburger reads from his new novel “Hotel Cuba.” Zachary Powers leads the Q & A. Free and open to the public. There will be
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Readings by James J. Patterson, Jane Saterfield and Elizabeth Hazen
Tuesday, June 13, 6:00 pm, Bird in Hand Café and Bookstore, 11 E 33RD Street, Baltimore, MD21218 https://www.birdinhandcafe.com/ James J. Patterson reads from “Junk Shop Window: Essays on Myth, Life and Literature,” and Jane Satterfield reads from her latest poetry collection, “The Badass Brontës.” Poet Elizabeth Hazen leads the Q & A, focused on writing
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ASP Salon Series
Saturday, May 13, 2:30 pm Bethesda, MD: Private Salon, “The Creative Leap.” ASP resumes its series of occasional salons with this special event. James J. Patterson reads from his new essay collection, “Junk Shop Window: Essays on Myth, Life, and Literature,” and Katherine Williams reads from her new poetry collection, “Still Life.” Discussion led by
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JUNK SHOP WINDOW READING
July 10 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Patterson will read from and discuss Junk Shop Window in a ZOOM event from Book Passage, Corte Madera, California, hosted by Linda Watanabe McFerrin.
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JUNK SHOP WINDOW READING
July 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Patterson will read from and discuss Junk Shop Window in a ZOOM event from Book Passage, Corte Madera, California, hosted by Linda Watanabe McFerrin.
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Patterson Goes Left Coasting
Patterson Goes Left Coasting! Left Coast Writers with Alan Squire Publishing will Bring James J. Patterson, Author of Bermuda Shorts, co-founder of The Pheromones, to the San Francisco Bay Area, from April 28th to May the 12! The tour kicks off at Towne Center Books, in Pleasanton, Thursday, the 28th @ 5:30! For the entire
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ASP Blogs The Writer’s Center
ASP Blogs The Writer’s Center Follow the exploits of Jimmy, Rose, Joanna, and Linda as we gear up for the big lauch this Friday the 22nd at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda. We’ll be blogging all week on the Wrter’s Center website here! Come find out what it’s like to start up a Press and
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MSNBC Enough Already!
MSNBC! Stop! I Beg You! Please, I beg you, let up! Change the subject, give me something other than fat face Newt, Dyed in the hair Romney, and the leader of the new religious Inquisition, Sanctimonious Santorum!