DrewHart
@drewhart8.bsky.social
Screw the Feature -- Win the Undercard. Avocational horseplayer. Writers' writers' reader @theartsfuse Country of California
Journalist Santa Barbara, Etats-Unis
Journalist Santa Barbara, Etats-Unis
@reelquinn.bsky.social Not to bother - maybe a little bit - but I met a woman this week... I was trying to place her, as though I'd already known her from somewhere. But she told me she's from Ojai - that's not you, is it. She reminds me of you, to the extent I know of you. Hope all's well, Drew H
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
@reelquinn.bsky.social Not to bother - maybe a little bit - but I met a woman this week... I was trying to place her, as though I'd already known her from somewhere. But she told me she's from Ojai - that's not you, is it. She reminds me of you, to the extent I know of you. Hope all's well, Drew H
@heatherhav.bsky.social Hi there Heather - do you remember me? I was talking to a New York friend with NC roots last night, and I mentioned that you are a person I admire who has moved there. Then I thought, I hardly see any sign of you these days.
Hope all's well. Best from Santa Barbara, Drew --
Hope all's well. Best from Santa Barbara, Drew --
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
@heatherhav.bsky.social Hi there Heather - do you remember me? I was talking to a New York friend with NC roots last night, and I mentioned that you are a person I admire who has moved there. Then I thought, I hardly see any sign of you these days.
Hope all's well. Best from Santa Barbara, Drew --
Hope all's well. Best from Santa Barbara, Drew --
@goldengateblond.bsky.social I haven't been inspired by this site, and though I don't love Twitter, it is still more robust than this is -- you should come back!
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@goldengateblond.bsky.social I haven't been inspired by this site, and though I don't love Twitter, it is still more robust than this is -- you should come back!
@legroff.bsky.social Hey it might sound unappealing, but I wish you'd come back to Twitter - this site has a real failure-to-launch problem, and you're about the only person I follow on it? Best, D
September 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@legroff.bsky.social Hey it might sound unappealing, but I wish you'd come back to Twitter - this site has a real failure-to-launch problem, and you're about the only person I follow on it? Best, D
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Drew Hart writes that Melissa Broder’s new novel, "Death Valley" (Scribner Books) is as amusing as it is bewildering.
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November 29, 2023 at 3:07 PM
Drew Hart writes that Melissa Broder’s new novel, "Death Valley" (Scribner Books) is as amusing as it is bewildering.
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Your weekend will be less unsettling if you choose to wait until later - in daylight! - to read this latest novel from masterful Lauren Groff. But I’d think about getting to it -
@drewhart8.bsky.social on Lauren Groff's "The Vaster Wilds." For him, this novel, the portrait of a harrowing ordeal, is her most accomplished yet.
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November 11, 2023 at 1:23 AM
Your weekend will be less unsettling if you choose to wait until later - in daylight! - to read this latest novel from masterful Lauren Groff. But I’d think about getting to it -
@matthansonaf.bsky.social
Back at you!
Back at you!
November 10, 2023 at 3:03 AM
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Back at you!
Back at you!
Almost no one has had time for this new curiosity - which is a mistake?
@drewhart8.bsky.social writes that it is well worth seeking out Mary Gaitskill's "The Devil's Treasure" -- it is an absorbing exercise filled with passages selected from the writer's earlier novels and from a personal memoir.
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Book Review: "The Devil's Treasure" -- An Absorbing Exercise in Literary Self-Examination - The Arts...
The takeaway from "The Devil's Treasure" is that everything under consideration in this unique project is somehow beautiful, even when seemingly pained.
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October 25, 2023 at 9:24 PM
Almost no one has had time for this new curiosity - which is a mistake?
Who'da thought Ann Beattie would write a whole collection about the town I raised my children in? And nicely --
@drewhart8.bsky.social reviews "Onlookers," which is a fairly strong showing for Ann Beattie. (Scribner Books )Readers who know Charlottesville will probably have a ball with this collection of short stories, which spotlight the town’s upscale, professional residents. https://artsfuse.org/278349/
Book Review: Ann Beattie's "Onlookers" -- From a Bemused Distance - The Arts Fuse
A fairly strong showing for Ann Beattie. Readers who know Charlottesville will probably have a ball with this collection of short stories, which spotlight the town's upscale, professional residents.
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August 13, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Who'da thought Ann Beattie would write a whole collection about the town I raised my children in? And nicely --
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Drew Hart thinks #kathrynscanlan's novella-length "Kick the Latch" (@NewDirections) is a winner. This fictionalized portrait of a woman’s career in midwestern horse racing is a powerful and impressive success.https://artsfuse.org/263931/
Drew Hart thinks #kathrynscanlan's novella-length "Kick the Latch" (@NewDirections) is a winner. This fictionalized portrait of a woman’s career in midwestern horse racing is a powerful and impressive success.https://artsfuse.org/263931/
Book Review: "Kick the Latch" -- Off to the Races - The Arts Fuse
Kick the Latch (the title refers to what is done to open the starting gate in a horse race), through its plain and spare authenticity, is a powerful and impressive success.
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July 17, 2023 at 6:44 PM
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Drew Hart thinks #kathrynscanlan's novella-length "Kick the Latch" (@NewDirections) is a winner. This fictionalized portrait of a woman’s career in midwestern horse racing is a powerful and impressive success.https://artsfuse.org/263931/
Drew Hart thinks #kathrynscanlan's novella-length "Kick the Latch" (@NewDirections) is a winner. This fictionalized portrait of a woman’s career in midwestern horse racing is a powerful and impressive success.https://artsfuse.org/263931/
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Feb 9
"The World And All That It Holds" by @aleksandarhemon is simply dizzying -- not much coming up for air to be had. #Review by @DrewHart8 https://artsfuse.org/268265/book-review-the-world-and-all-that-it-holds-a-remarkable-achievement/
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Feb 9
"The World And All That It Holds" by @aleksandarhemon is simply dizzying -- not much coming up for air to be had. #Review by @DrewHart8 https://artsfuse.org/268265/book-review-the-world-and-all-that-it-holds-a-remarkable-achievement/
Book Review: "The World and All That It Holds" -- A Remarkable Achievement - The Arts Fuse
Aleksandar Hemon's latest novel is simply dizzying, filled with texture, startling imagery, language in multiple tongues (keep Google within reach!), and it succeeds in most every respect.
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July 17, 2023 at 6:41 PM
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Feb 9
"The World And All That It Holds" by @aleksandarhemon is simply dizzying -- not much coming up for air to be had. #Review by @DrewHart8 https://artsfuse.org/268265/book-review-the-world-and-all-that-it-holds-a-remarkable-achievement/
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Feb 9
"The World And All That It Holds" by @aleksandarhemon is simply dizzying -- not much coming up for air to be had. #Review by @DrewHart8 https://artsfuse.org/268265/book-review-the-world-and-all-that-it-holds-a-remarkable-achievement/
Bringing Bluesky up to date --
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Here we have a wild mouse of a yarn - BigSwiss is effervescent and funny, even if overcooked to some extent. @DrewHart8 reviews the #novel by Jen Beagin https://artsfuse.org/268793/book-review-big-swiss-quirky-as-all-get-out/
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Here we have a wild mouse of a yarn - BigSwiss is effervescent and funny, even if overcooked to some extent. @DrewHart8 reviews the #novel by Jen Beagin https://artsfuse.org/268793/book-review-big-swiss-quirky-as-all-get-out/
Book Review: "Big Swiss" -- Quirky As All Get-Out - The Arts Fuse
Big Swiss is effervescent and funny, even if overcooked to some extent.
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July 17, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Bringing Bluesky up to date --
The Arts Fuse
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Here we have a wild mouse of a yarn - BigSwiss is effervescent and funny, even if overcooked to some extent. @DrewHart8 reviews the #novel by Jen Beagin https://artsfuse.org/268793/book-review-big-swiss-quirky-as-all-get-out/
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Here we have a wild mouse of a yarn - BigSwiss is effervescent and funny, even if overcooked to some extent. @DrewHart8 reviews the #novel by Jen Beagin https://artsfuse.org/268793/book-review-big-swiss-quirky-as-all-get-out/
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Jun 30
Open Throat from
@fsgbooks
is a book you will speed through in a sitting, and never regret being in the company of. More than a few months have passed since something this strong came to this neck of the woods. Review by Drew Hart
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Jun 30
Open Throat from
@fsgbooks
is a book you will speed through in a sitting, and never regret being in the company of. More than a few months have passed since something this strong came to this neck of the woods. Review by Drew Hart
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“Open Throat from @fsgbooks is a book you will speed through in a sitting, and never regret being in the company of. More than a few months have passed since something this strong came to this neck ...
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July 17, 2023 at 6:35 PM
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Jun 30
Open Throat from
@fsgbooks
is a book you will speed through in a sitting, and never regret being in the company of. More than a few months have passed since something this strong came to this neck of the woods. Review by Drew Hart
@theartsfuse
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Jun 30
Open Throat from
@fsgbooks
is a book you will speed through in a sitting, and never regret being in the company of. More than a few months have passed since something this strong came to this neck of the woods. Review by Drew Hart
Oh Boy - (Isn't that what I put up on Threads a week ago? ha)
July 16, 2023 at 10:08 PM
Oh Boy - (Isn't that what I put up on Threads a week ago? ha)