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Pop Culture, the Literary Gateway: Guest Post by Crissy Calhoun
"So I write books about a TV series based on a book series... Believe me it’s difficult to explain."
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In Conversation With: Brian Busby on John Glassco and the Pleasures of Reviving Forgotten Literary Traditions
In conversation with Brian Busby, author of the literary memoir A Gentleman of Pleasure, which details the life and artistry of poet and pornographer …
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The Personal Book Shopper Contest: July's Book Picks Revealed #mybookshopper
This month's Personal Book Shopper panelists came back with a diverse range of titles for our winners. Read on to find out which three books they matched …
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Jessica Westhead on Ottawa's Octopus Books
"It’s the kind of place where you feel instantly at home. Of course, in large part this feeling is because of Lisa."
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We think we know them, but we have no idea
Andrew Westoll and Sarah Leavitt shatter illusions about the nonfiction writer’s adherence to truth above all.
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The Personal Book Shopper Contest: July #mybookshopper
The Personal Book Shopper Contest is back! Submit five words to describe yourself and you could win three books hand-picked just for you!
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Kathleen Winter: Books that Made me Laugh out Loud in Public
"A list of books that have rendered me helpless with teary-eyed mirth; books that have made me snort among strangers."
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YOSS Guide for Novices
Because the short story is a tricky beast, and the reader has to know how to handle it right (or how to be handled by it)
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In Conversation With: Trevor Cole (Practical Jean, @McClellandBooks)
Trevor Cole (Practical Jean) on AuthorsAloud.com, aural pleasures, collecting voices, an . . . Pop Rocks.
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"You Will Believe..." Guest Post by Robert J. Wiersema
"Everything I am as a writer, everything I do, goes back to that darkened theatre..."