Fresh Fiction ... for today's reader

compilation of tweets, blog posts, etc by members of the Fresh Fiction team

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Book club adventures watching pre-release screening of #GLASSCASTLE with author Jeanette Walls #priceless #ffbclub #freshfictiontv #screening #bookstagram

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Test tasting for #readersandritas The chef tries something new for each month's #ffevents meeting. Chicken Marsala was a hit! (at Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Allen)

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Ready for summer? Got books to read? Last chance for July #freshfictionbox

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Ready for the July Fresh Fiction Box? Sign up today!

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#ffreview #FFbclub what to read this summer. Selections for review and book club #JulieAnnWalker #SamanthaChase #MarieHarte

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Rivers was a show business survivor whose tireless work ethic kept her relevant long after other comics would have faded away. She died Thursday at 81.

Joan Rivers, An Enduring Comic Who Turned Tragedy Into Showbiz Success, Dies

Photo credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for GLOBAL GREEN USA

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A few years ago, award-winning animal photographer Seth Casteel became an overnight sensation when his photos of dogs underwater went viral. What followed was a book deal that resulted in the New York Times best-seller Underwater Dogs.

Casteel’s new book, out Sept. 16, is possibly the only thing cuter thanUnderwater Dogs: Underwater Puppies.

Casteel on the logistics of photographing puppies underwater

I’m wearing a dog costume so that the dogs can feel like I’m one of the pack. … Just kidding. … I usually just wear a wet suit just in case. You know, if you spend 12 hours in a pool with a bunch of dogs, inevitably you’re going to get scratched up a little bit. So I do wear a wet suit. But I just hold my breath — that’s about it. I’m underwater sometimes just a few seconds, sometimes 30 seconds, 60 seconds. But I have my wet suit on. I bring the toys. I bring the fun. And we just have a blast.

Ridiculously Cute Underwater Puppies (You’re Welcome)

Photo credit: Seth Casteel/Courtesy of Little, Brown and Co.

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So absolutely darling and cute (ALL CAPS)

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Today’s the day. The day you help save the internet from being ruined.

Ready? 

Yes, you are, and we’re ready to help you.

(Long story short: The FCC is about to make a critical decision as to whether or not internet service providers have to treat all traffic equally. If they choose wrong, then the internet where anyone can start a website for any reason at all, the internet that’s been so momentous, funny, weird, and surprising—that internet could cease to exist. Here’s your chance to preserve a beautiful thing.)

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By the way: If you’re interested, Tumblr has filed some wonky comments on net neutrality with the FCC, setting out our suggestions for how they can get this right. Have a read.

If you missed our video about how you can help, it’s right here.

And if you haven’t made your voice heard already, you can do so now.  

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Book club dinner

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#EasterTea with Fresh Fiction book club #FFbclub @freshfiction

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Leeds Castle

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Novellas to give you back story and then full books of romance not necessarily with the dukes and countesses of the Ton Enjoy Bridal Favors by Jade Lee.

Two new stories coming in 2014, but you can help get your friends and relatives up to speed with a Jade Lee gift pack.

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Fresh Fiction cast recorded at Chocolate Angel Plano. books to read for Thanksgiving.

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(via Breaking News | Karen Harper | Christmas Among The Amish ~ Comment TO Win)

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Raffle Baskets for Readers & 'ritas 2013, a set on Flickr.

Raffle baskets! We all LOVE raffles! Check out some of the "raw" materials we'll be using to make the FANtabulous baskets for Readers & 'ritas 2013. Benefiting Plano Family Literacy