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Samuel Park

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Samuel Park was an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago. He graduated from Stanford University and the University of Southern California, where he earned his doctorate. He is the author of the novella Shakespeare's Sonnets and the writer-director of a short film of the same name, which was an official selection of numerous domestic and international film festivals. He is also the author of the novels This Burns My Heart and The Caregiver. His nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times. Born in Brazil and raised in Los Angeles, he split his time between Chicago and Los Angeles. In April 2017, Park died of stomach cancer at age 41 shortly after finishing The Caregiver.
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What I love about book Clubs

Simon & Schuster selected my book as their May pick for their Book Club, and after I did my little dance of elation and joy in my living room, I thought about how I feel about book clubs. In a word (or three): I love them! I just did a skype yesterday with the wonderful Boulevard Books Book Club in Brooklyn, New York, and they reminded me of why I love book clubs so much.

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Samuel Park’s books

Average rating: 3.76 · 3,389 ratings · 544 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	This Burns My Heart 3.76 avg rating — 1,639 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Caregiver 3.76 avg rating — 1,600 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare's Sonnets 3.96 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pastoral Identity as Social Construction: Pastoral Identity in Postmodern, Intercultural, and Multifaith Contexts 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes Of The Early History Of Union Township: Licking County, Ohio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forest That Never Existed: A Short Story by Samuel Park, Amy Park (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Antiquities: Read Before a Joint Meeting of the Pioneer Associations of the Counties of Franklin, Muskingum and Licking, at Their Celebration ... Ohio, July 4, 1870 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Thames Towboat Co v. Haines U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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by Gabrielle Zevin

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed

9 votes, 11.7%

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

9 votes, 11.7%

Jamaica Inn

by Daphne du Maurier

7 votes, 9.1%

Fourth of July Creek

by Smith Henderson

6 votes, 7.8%

Still Missing

by Chevy Stevens

6 votes, 7.8%

The Son

by Jo Nesbø

5 votes, 6.5%

Shanghai Girls

by Lisa See

4 votes, 5.2%

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

4 votes, 5.2%

The Innocent

by David Baldacci

3 votes, 3.9%

Mean Streak

by Sandra Brown

3 votes, 3.9%

The Power of One

by Bryce Courtenay

2 votes, 2.6%

This Burns My Heart

by Samuel Park

1 vote, 1.3%

Breakfast with Buddha

by Roland Merullo

1 vote, 1.3%

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Historical Fictio...: HF Challenge #8 Scoring Thread	224	137	Dec 02, 2011 08:09AM
Book Nook Cafe: What I read April 2012	123	66	May 22, 2012 06:03AM
Around the World ...: Julienne's Around the World in 80 Books '13 - Frequent Flyer	17	60	Feb 02, 2013 05:08PM
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC	2503	854	Feb 28, 2013 09:01PM
Book Nook Cafe: Your Best & Worst reads of 2012 !!	106	117	Mar 02, 2013 08:53AM
Pick-a-Shelf: Scripts Tower (Planning)	282	79	Aug 04, 2013 11:07AM
Pick-a-Shelf: Scripts Tower (Report)	258	90	Nov 28, 2013 07:02PM
Play Book Tag: The Caregiver by Samuel Park -4.5 stars rounded down	12	18	Jan 22, 2019 10:44PM

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