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    Birth of a Book Cover: Norah

    AUGUST 1, 2011 5:00AM

    By janicephelpswilliams


    Topics: authors, fiction, irish history, irish americans, graphic design, illustration, books, fiction, book covers, art

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 723 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Book report

    JULY 15, 2011 12:18PM

    By designanator


    Topics: books, authors, humor, salon cartoon saturday, cartoon stuff

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 1729 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Broke, Pregnant, Out Of Work: A New Memoir Reviewed

    MARCH 21, 2011 7:46AM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: travel, news, family, struggling, the recession, pregnancy, writing, authors, books, memoirs, out of work, work, caitlin shetterly

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    • 4 Ratings
    • 855 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Writing in Tongues

    JANUARY 20, 2011 12:01AM

    By Ranjani Iyer Mohanty


    Topics: books, authors, india, jaipur literature festival, jaipur, english, indian-english authors, india english literature, salman rusdie, vikram seth, jhumpa lahiri, kiran desai, pico iyer, namita gokhale, william dalrymple

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 1275 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The Book Tour: Is It Worth It?

    OCTOBER 14, 2010 11:38AM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: marketing, writers, authors, gerbils, the gerbil farmer's daughter, publicity, publishing, writing, book tours, red rock books, china lake, coronado, ridgecrest, navy wives, navy exchanges, navy bases

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    • 32 Ratings
    • 2300 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    Twenty Lessons New Authors Learn

    OCTOBER 6, 2010 5:02PM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: travel, sports, science, photography, poetry, business, book publishers, publishing, agents, authors, writers, writing, books

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    • 6 Ratings
    • 3346 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    My Excellent iPad Adventure by author Brenda Peterson

    APRIL 5, 2010 11:39AM

    By Brenda Peterson


    Topics: technology, authors, memoir, reading, ibooks, technlogy, open call, ipad review

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    • 21 Ratings
    • 1367 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Wonder Women

    AUGUST 14, 2009 10:58AM

    By Gwendolyn Glover


    Topics: wonder women, greenie bean totes, tsitsi dangarembga, persepolis, authors, books, allison bechdel, sefi atta, feminists

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 757 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Will Kindle Allow Authors Micropayments?

    JULY 31, 2009 10:03AM

    By Rita Arens


    Topics: kindle, authors, publishing industry, itunes, ipod, micropayments, short stories, fiction, publishing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1769 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Major New Twist in the Amazon Story

    APRIL 14, 2009 12:45AM

    By Scott K


    Topics: open call, amazon, boycott, gay, lgbt, books, authors, discrimination, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 4385 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Hold Your Horses: Don't Boycott Amazon Yet

    APRIL 13, 2009 2:57AM

    By Scott K


    Topics: open call, amazon, boycott, gay, lgbt, books, authors, discrimination, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 6981 Views
    • 92 Comments
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    Who's Your Favorite Canadian Author?

    JANUARY 7, 2009 5:44PM

    By The Biblio Files


    Topics: books, literature, canada, authors, atwood

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1289 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Stephen King on My Barstool

    AUGUST 20, 2008 9:49AM

    By Alexandria Dobkowski


    Topics: books, friends, food/drink, comedy, gossip, writing, stephen king, authors, celebrity, maine

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