A new issue, highlighting impressive and heart-wrenching debut by Caleb Azumah Nelson Caleb Azumah Nelson 's 'Open Water' Shelved on the pile of "unforgettable reads" #readingcommunity #reading litpicksdaily.substack.com/p/into-open-wa…

“You wonder how long this moment could stretch for, and how much it could contain: you, her, the soft rush of cars speeding in the darkness, the gaze, seeing each other here, her heartbeat near audible, before she says, “I love you, you know?” - Caleb Azumah Nelson, "Open Water"

You told her not to look at you because when your gazes meet you cannot help but be honest. Remember Baldwin’s words? 'I just want to be an honest man and a good writer.' Hmm. Honest man. You’re being honest, here, now. -Caleb Azumah Nelson in 'Open Water' bit.ly/3sEvlMo

Today's book pick is debut novel OPEN WATER, by Caleb Azumah Nelson Caleb Azumah Nelson - a meditative modern love story set in London between two artists, who quickly become the best of friends before tentatively, and slowly falling in love. Read on here: bit.ly/3sEvlMo

"You don’t bring swimwear, so when you have finished listening to the album, you take off your clothes, and run into the water. Submerging, all you can hear is the rush, the roar. The salt of sea mingling with your tears." - Caleb Azumah Nelson in novel 'Open Water' #Reading

"Blues and pinks and purples. When you left the cinema, you could not speak. When you rode the train home, you could not speak. You walked home, straight to your room. Silent tears fell like soft rainfall." - Nelson in 'Open Water' about the 'Moonlight' bit.ly/3sEvlMo

Lit Pick Daily today features debut novel 'Open Water' by Caleb Azumah Nelson - an unforgettable, heart-wrenching love story set in modern London between two Black British artists. Read on here: bit.ly/3sEvlMo

Hi #ReadingCommunity & #WritingCommunity - what are the books you KEEP recommending?

#ReadingCommunity : Are you seeking to read a contemporary love story that's lyrical, tender, triggers tears, short, written simply, yet beautifully? Then you should read 'Open Water' by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Read on in today's issue of Lit Picks Daily: bit.ly/3sEvlMo

In yesterday's Lit Picks Daily issue we featured actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse in Trailblazer Thursdays - as written by Peter Rader in his narrative non-fiction 'Playing to the Gods: the rivalry that changed acting forever' - READ ON: bit.ly/3zk0U1V

Amazing article titled 'SHE INSPIRED STANISLAVSKI' about Eleonora Duse, one of the first actresses to act with 'instinct' - revolutionising the world of theatre in the beginning of the 20th century. nytimes.com/1984/09/30/boo… Read on: bit.ly/3zk0U1V

“I have never known and will never know how to act!" - Eleonora Duse in a letter to one of her friends. I've discovered Duse through my readings, first in 'After Sappho' by Selby Wynn Schwartz, then in 'Playing to the Gods' by Peter Rader. #Read on: bit.ly/3zk0U1V

Next week, I'm releasing a brand-new book called: Client Acquisition It's going to show you my process for getting clients without cold outreach. Want me to send you the first chapter... for free? LIKE and RETWEET this post and I'll DM you the link. (must be following)

Want to read about Writers on Writing? Check out this first issue featuring Hemingway, in the book edited by Larry W. Phillips 'Ernest Hemingway On Writing' - everyone who writes would do well to read this short compilation ;) litpicksdaily.substack.com/p/writers-on-w…

Want a piece of Paris poetry? Read ooooon :) litpicksdaily.substack.com/p/no-trailblaz…

I spent a week in Paris and a week writing about Paris and books on Paris. That was rather fun :) I opened with Hemingway’s Paris memoir… and for the last day of this Paris themed week I chose “We’ll Never Have Paris” by Andrew Gallix Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/litpicksda…

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What’s your favorite dystopian tale? In the latest issue, I write about the one that has stuck with me the most: Matin Brun, or Brown Morning in English by Franck Pavloff. Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/litpicks/p…