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Topic of the Week: December 14-18, 2009 Books Are Great Giftsauction of books signed by authors is December 18, 6-8 p.m. through Twitter using hashtag #BAGG. More auction details at...
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Kim Stagliano Books don’t write themselves. Readers pick up a book and within the thousands of words they find adventure, romance, mystery, suspense, information and personal experiences. Few authors...
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It’s that time of year again. Once annually #litchat features a week of discussion led by publishers, editors and authors of independent presses. These are the rebels of publishing, the audacious...
View ArticleRegeneration
Duff McKagan (photo: Fab Fernandez) A gritty memoir of spectacular recovery from substance addiction landed a certain author on Oprah and the bestseller lists. That memoir was later revealed as fake,...
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MediaMonday for September 3, 2012: I Finally Finished My Novel, by Amy Tan. Source media is Amy Tan’s blog, August 27, 2012. Darrelyn Saloom Many people have had extraordinary lives or are imaginators...
View ArticleMan’s Best Friend (and Woman’s Too)
MediaMonday for October 8, 2012: The New York Times Buy the Book Interview with Jeffrey Eugenides, October 7, 2012. Teresa Rhyne and Seamus (photo: Mike Easley) Everyone loves a good dog story. Or so...
View ArticleFilms, Fiends, and Friends
You’re in for a bag full of treats this week in #litchat. We’re breaking from our typical week of MediaMonday, followed by Wednesday topical theme and Friday guest host. Here’s what our week looks...
View ArticleIndie Author Showcase: Patricia Mashiter Cooper
Patricia Mashiter Cooper: Guest host for November 28, 2012 Patricia Mashiter Cooper was only five when World War II broke over England in 1939. Dear Cedric is her funny, insightful and poignant...
View ArticleGuest Host: Laura Bates
Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard While Laura Bates was fighting to take her Shakespeare program into solitary confinement, one of its most notorious inmates was staging a...
View ArticleGuest Host: Josh Hanagarne
Josh Hanagarne, author of The World’s Strongest Librarian, couldn’t be invisible if he tried. Although he wouldn’t officially be diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome until his freshman year of high school,...
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