Tag: authors
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March 10, 2007 08:54 PM EST --
Have you ever heard of Donald McCaig? He raises sheep and trains sheepdogs in rural Highland County, Virginia. At long intervals, five or six years apart, he will turn out a finely crafted historical . . . more
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May 27, 2007 10:54 AM EDT --
Last year I went to Book Expo America and carried home fifty pounds of advance copies that I read and reviewed from July to December. It was a really fun experience to consume the Fall Big Books before . . . more
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August 02, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
When I first moved to the city, it took me a while to get my bearings and just come to grips with all the abundance of opportunities. I took an easy job at the airport, so I'd have lots of time . . . more
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December 29, 2006 06:53 PM EST --
Matt Beam has taught in various capacities in Toronto, Vancouver, Guatemala, Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand and has written for newspapers that include the Toronto Star, the National Post, Toronto Life, . . . more
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January 03, 2007 08:33 PM EST --
I was reading someone’s gather article today, and the poster asked about some good books to read. She asked for any book, saying she was willing to read any genre or subject. She just wanted to hear . . . more
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October 18, 2007 07:52 PM EDT --
On Oct. 11, the Swedish Academy announced that Doris Lessing (87) had won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Most bloggers reacted to the news by recounting meetings they have had with Lessing and by discussing . . . more
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September 24, 2007 01:07 PM EDT --
www.fantasybookspot.com gives away free books now and again--this month it's Goblin Quest by Jim Hines. Hines will also be doing a live chat interview in a couple of weeks over at the same . . . more
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April 30, 2007 09:07 PM EDT --
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September 05, 2007 06:36 PM EDT --
Jim Hines has his second Goblin Adventure out "Goblin Hero" and to generate interest, he's giving away a couple of copies of the first in the series, Goblin Quest.
I've read . . . more
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October 24, 2007 12:11 PM EDT --
Title: Alice in Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll
ISBN: 0710501447
Published: Priory books/November 1993
This is another of my re-reads of children’s fiction. This time I enjoyed it even . . . more
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February 01, 2007 08:05 PM EST --
Tavis J. Hampton lives in Indianapolis where he works as a library media specialist. He writes under the pen name Tavis Adibudeen and over the past few decades has written hundreds of poems, short stories . . . more
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August 26, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, when I was browsing through the shelves at the Dudley Library, looking and hoping I’d find one or two titles by Dambudzo Marechera, I came across The Gospel According to the Son. . . . more
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November 15, 2006 08:39 PM EST --
The Leicester Review of Books is conducting a survey on the views both readers and writers have on self publishing and self published books.
Some of the questions we are asking are:
* Have you self published? . . . more
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December 31, 2006 02:27 PM EST --
Chris d’Lacey has published over 20 books for children. He describes his first attempt at writing as “a gentle ‘Christmassy’ story” about polar bears that was aimed . . . more
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October 15, 2007 01:36 AM EDT --
Emmanuel Sigauke teaches English at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento and is one of the Cosumnes River Journal’s editors. He is also founder and editor of Munyori Poetry Journal, which publishes . . . more
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August 31, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
I don't think this has any big prizes, and I think it's being done more to draw attention to urban fantasy as a sub-genre, but there's a "Best Of Urban Fantasy" being run here:
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October 02, 2006 04:53 PM EDT --
Hi all,
It's been a rough weekend, but all the hard work has paid off ;) The October issue, "No One Is Born Published," is up... yay!
Check it out here: http://wow-womenonwriting.com
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January 04, 2007 05:49 PM EST --
Neil Williamson writes fantasy and science fiction stories.
Beginning in 1993, when his first short story was published in Territories Magazine, Neil Williamson has been published in magazines such as . . . more
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January 21, 2007 11:47 AM EST --
Award-winning poet and novelist Adele Geras is one of the most versatile and prolific writers currently living in the United Kingdom. Over the past 30 years she has written more than 90 books for children, . . . more
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January 29, 2007 11:26 AM EST --
Katherine Roberts graduated with a First in Mathematics from Bath University and has worked with computers, racehorses, and in a pet shop. Her short stories have appeared in magazines such as Take . . . more
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