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A collection of stories, each based on a painting by Edward Hopper 1882-1967. This painting is called Automat (food/drink vending machine of early 20th century). Fascinating stories🧡

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I‘m in love with the concept, and there are some great names on the list, but somehow this has still been languishing on my TBR for a few years.

The concept of this book of short stories is fascinating to me: each author choosing an Edward Hopper painting (shown at the beginning of each story) and writing a short story about it. While I only really enjoyed several of these stories, the concept kept me fascinated, constantly flipping to the painting as the story detailed it. Includes Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, and Megan Abbott among others. Read for #Booked2023

I may love to plan reading as much as I love reading and owning books. I came across this YouTube video where she talks about her strategy that enables her to read more. So I upped my game, got a Trello account, and now have an amazing visual reading tracker. I can see what I‘m currently reading, what‘s next, and create labels so I can keep track of reading challenges. Just another great way to avoid work during the day 😂 Youtube link below.

This book could have kept going! There are so many more fabulous Edward Hopper paintings that could have inspired more great stories. This was a fantastic collection, combining two things I love--Edward Hopper and short stories. #storyaday2023

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Short stories inspired by Edward Hopper's paintings. The German edition is named after Hopper's most famous painting Nighthawks and therefore qualifies... 🌉🌚

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Love LOVE me some E. Hopper, so am really looking forward to this. Also, this lineup? Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Meg Abbott, etc? Yes please!

Getting ready for my library's adult story time tomorrow. Edward Hopper is one of my favorites; each of his paintings could tell any number of stories...

Day 14 of #riotgrams- #kissingbooks. Here's Patterson making out with one of my favorite collections last year #catsoflitsy @bookriot

I'm a huge fan of Edward Hopper's, and I loved the idea of a collection inspired by his work. Unfortunately, this didn't quite live up to my hopes. There were some brilliant pieces in there, but, overall, the stories either tried a bit too hard, or not hard enough. Lawrence Block's "Autumn at the Automat" was by far my favorite, so much so that I wish he'd undertaken the project as his own collection, rather than editing it as an anthology.

I kept going back and forth about whether to finish or to bail, but finally decided to bail because I never looked forward to picking up this book. Out of 17 stories I read 6: 3 good, 3 not good. The ones I liked were by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joe R. Lansdale.

First two stories were duds. Stephen King's story was good - clever and very short - so I kept reading. The one in the picture was excellent! I had never heard of this author before, but now his books will probably be finding their way to my TBR list. 📚

Now, time to see if any of the other stories are good. 📖

This seemed like an interesting concept - stories inspired by Edward Hopper's paintings - but I'm not impressed after reading the first two stories. I'm going to try the one by Stephen King next and if it's no good, I'm going to bail.

Here's a peek inside the awesome book that @MrBook surprised me with yesterday! I am so going to enjoy reading this! 🤗🎨❤

#BookNDinner! Stuffed shells with asparagus and Brussels sprouts. This is a new book that @MrBook just surprised me with! Amazing. I'll share a shot of the inside later. 😊❤

I got this book for my incredible better-half, the marvelously talented artist, @BookBabe ☺😍! Edward Hopper has been an influence on her fine art career, and when we visited the Edward Hopper House in Nyack, NY, the folks in charge were taken aback with enthusiasm over how well her brush can work off his style. I think she'll like this one 😉👍🏻.

A gem of a collection. Moody, engaging, and roiling in mystery. I wrote a more in-depth review over at The Chicago Review of Books if you're interested: https://chireviewofbooks.com/2016/12/21/in-which-17-writers-bring-edward-hoppers...

Thankful for surprise visits from my little brother, Vieux Carre cocktails, and short fiction inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper.

Excited beyond excitement to dig into this today - an ARC that I picked up at the Litsy book swap at BRL! I had no idea it was full color - makes sense, but man is it gorgeous to look at and hold.

Todays the day we "fall back" here in the States! Meaning there are already long shadows by mid day. Turns out, that's the perfect kind of light to read this new collection in.?

Patterson has had his nose in this book all morning! Such a bookworm. #bookcat #catsoflitsy

I loved this book. Edward Hopper has always been one of my favorite artists and the marriage of paintings and stories in this anthology is wonderful. The stories range from scary to sweet, but all are intriguing. There were a couple I didn't want to end and couple that I'm still thinking about today. Art lovers, short story lovers and those who just enjoy fine writing will want to read this book. I received a free copy of this book for review.