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Obsessed with the sky? Who isn't? Susanna Hislop talks about STORIES IN THE...
Who doesn't wish on stars or marvel at the sky? Stories in the Stars: An Atlas of Constellations is an amazing, beautifully illustrated book about the magic of the sky. I'm honored to have Susanna...
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Holiday book-giving season is coming, and with that in mind, the fabulous...
I am deeply mortified. I read The Clasp in galleys and loved it so much I tracked Sloane Crosley down and begged her to be on the blog. She graciously agreed, as long as it would be easy, and she...
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ABOUT WOMEN, a fascinating series of conversations between writer Lisa Alther...
Recently, the Sunday New York Times Magazine ran an article about the plight of women directors, how their stories are not being told, or are not giving as much weight as the stories men might tell. So...
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Jeff Lyons and Stephen David Brooks talk about JACK BE DEAD, Jack the Ripper,...
Who isn't fascinated by Jack the Ripper? Screenwriters Jeff Lyons and Stephen David Brooks have begun a publishing venture focused on the wily killer, a series of books called Jack Be Dead.Jeff Lyons...
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Tattoo as tribute: Susan Salluce explores the relationship between grief and...
I've never had a tattoo because I am a big baby, but of course, in NYC, there is a huge tattoo culture. People get ink for all sorts of reasons, but there is a new movement to getting tattoos to honor...
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Women of the wild west come to blazing life in Lesley Poling-Kempes'...
First, are the rave reviews:“Considered spinsters back East, both Curtis and Stanley married younger men out West. Curtis wed Paul Burlin, a promising painter (her Greenwich Village mother disapproved...
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James Lough and Alex Stein talk about the incredibly gift-worthy SHORT...
Looking for the perfect holiday gift? I love Short Flights: 32 Writers Share Aphorisms of Insight, Imagination, and Wit. So of course I corralled the editors and interviewed them! And one of the...
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Story Structure for the Novel: Or, Why I love John Truby and Leslie Lehr,...
A lot of novelists shut down when I mention structure. Writing should be done from the seat of your pants. No surprises for the writer, no surprises for the reader. . You should listen to the muse....
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R. D. Vincent talks about being a Pulpwood Queens bookclub selection, The...
Who doesn't have--and love--family stories? R. D. Vincent began collecting those passed down in his family, resulting in a book that's both magical and mystical--and a January Pulpwood Queens Bookclub...
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Transformation. Mystery. Madness. The whole nature of reality. That's all in...
Let's start with the praise--and I agree with all of it:"Banasky’s memorable, intricate, and inventive debut novel uses vulnerable characters to probe themes of time, identity, perception, and love. In...
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The South in the 70s. Heartbreak. Soundtracks of our lives. The deep,...
"Love can make people do terrible things." Have you ever read a better line? Ed Tarkington's written for Post Road, The Southeast Review, and elsewhere, and his fabulous debut, Only Love Can Break...
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Sally Hepworth talks about love, memory and her astonishing new novel The...
I'm always fascinated by anything that has to do with memory, so of course, I was mesmerized by Sally Hepworth’s incredible new novel, The Things We Keep, about memory, family, and so much more. She’s...
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Taylor Brown talks about Fallen Land, the Civil War's last days, and so much...
Orphans, Bounty Hunters, Lovers daring an escape, and the last days of the Civil War--that's only part of the incredible story in Taylor Brown's Fallen Land. He is the recipient of a Montana Prize in...
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The great Christopher Castellani talks about The Art of Perspective, the...
Christopher Castellani is the son of Italian immigrants and the artistic director of Grub Street, one of the country's leading non-profit creative writing centers. He is the author of three...
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Melanie Benjamin talks about The Swans of Fifth Avenue, Truman Capote, Babe...
Want to know what kind of person Melanie Benjamin is? Well, then, imagine this: I'm on tour in Chicago during a blizzard. Melanie Benjamin is so kind, she braves the snow and comes out to hear me AND...
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Sari Wilson talks about her astonishing debut Girl Through Glass, how yoga is...
I love the ballet. When I was in my twenties, I took it up to heal a bruised heart, and became obsessed. Of course I was terrible. But debut novelist Sari Wilson wasn't. She was a scholarship student...
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Can the mind help heal the body? Award-winning science writer and journalist...
I'm fascinated with the mind-body connection, and award winning science writer and journalist Jo Marchant has written a revolutionary and fascinating book about her research on the subject. From the...
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Yona Zeldis McDonough talks about The House on Primrose Pond, writing poems,...
After suffering a sudden, traumatic loss, historical novelist Susannah Gilmore decides to uproot her life—and the lives of her two children—and leave their beloved Brooklyn for the little town of...
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The acclaimed Rick Moody talks about his profound, wry, heartbreakingly funny...
Rick Moody is the critically acclaimed and fiercely loved author of The Ice Storm, Purple America, Demonology, The Four Fingers of Death, The Black Veil, and Garden State. His new novel, Hotels of...
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Elizabeth Marro talks about her stunning novel Casualties, struggling to...
Betsy Marro is the kind of author you want to be your friend. (um, that's an invitation from me...). Selected as a finalist in the 2014 San Diego Book Association Unpublished Novel Contest, CASUALTIES,...
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