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Issa Rae And Jussie Smollett Are Blessing Us With A New YouTube Series

Issa Rae and Jussie Smollett and Issa Rae teamed up to bring us another stunning show. 

The duo have teamed up to executive produce a web-series scripted drama called “Giants.”  This new show will tell us a story of three black Millennials , who are nearing 30 and having a hard time getting it together. It will explore mental health issues, problems with police brutality, sexuality and more. One more show about black people, starring black people, discussing problems of black people.  Isn’t this magical? Insecure, Atlanta and Empire have already brought us joy, but it’s never enough!

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looking forward to watching this. God bless Issa Rae

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Excerpt & Contest: A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley

Sourcebooks is offering 10 readers the chance to attend a LIVE online event with Susanna Kearsley. To enter, find the HIDDEN MESSAGE within the excerpt below and use it to crack the SECRET CODE. Email the correct answer to [email protected]. Winners will be announced on March 20th.

Excerpt from A Desperate Fortune:

The man who was to be her brother came by coach next afternoon.

He was,…

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Out Of Twenty: Elena Mauli Shapiro, Author of In The Red, Answers Seven Questions

Out Of Twenty: Elena Mauli Shapiro, Author of In The Red, Answers Seven Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicking the questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Elena Mauli Shapiro is the author of  In The Red. Here is what Elena had to say about reading, writing, and her obsession with memory.

Would you give us a bit of introduction and let my readers know who you are,…

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Out of Twenty: Brian Payton, The Author of The Wind Is Not A River, Answers Seven Questions

Out of Twenty: Brian Payton, The Author of The Wind Is Not A River, Answers Seven Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicking the questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Brian Payton is the author of  The Wind Is Not  River. Here is what Brian had to say about reading, writing, and thw relevance of historical fiction.

Would you give us a bit of introduction and let my readers…

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Review: A Walk Among Tombstones by Lawrence Block

Review: A Walk Among Tombstones by Lawrence Block

Sometimes it takes a book being turned into a movie to spur me to reading a writer’s work, or in this case, get back to it. With A Walk Among Tombstones, Liam Neeson and Dan Stevens are providing the impetus to return to the writing of Lawrence Block in anticipation of seeing the movie. I was introduced to Block back in 2011, when I read his most recent entry in the Matthew Scudder series entitled

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Out of Twenty: Martha Woodroof, Author of Small Blessings, Answers 6 Questions

Out of Twenty: Martha Woodroof, Author of Small Blessings, Answers 6 Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicking the questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Martha Woodroof is the author of  Small Blessings. Here is what Martha had to say about reading, writing, and making a bucket list helped her publish her novel.

Would you give us a bit of introduction and let my…

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Weekend Reading: E-Reading

While I am a big fan of reading books and turning pages, I read in fits and starts on my Nook and tablet. Books act as great physical reminders to me of their actual existence. I find that I forget about the books that I have downloaded. This weekend is all about making an active push to take a look at what I have going there and to finish some of the books I forgot I had.

Americanah by Chimamand…

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Out of Twenty: Thrity Umrigar, Author of The Story Hour, Answers 12 Questions

Out of Twenty: Thrity Umrigar, Author of The Story Hour, Answers 12 Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicking the questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Thrity Umrigar is the author of  The Story Hour.  Here is what Thrity had to say about reading, writing, and whether talking solves problems.

As a published author, what’s been the biggest surprise about life…

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Tatiana de Rosnay, Mhairi McFarlane, Emma Healey| Reading Roundup

Tatiana de Rosnay, Mhairi McFarlane, Emma Healey, Andy Weir, Stephen Lloyd Jones & Olivia Gazebrooke | Reading Roundup

The Other Story by Tatiana de Rosnay: I’ve been trying to read a novel by de Rosnay since the success of Sarah’s Key(I still haven’t read it). The premise of this novel appealed to me more than the execution, and I think that’s mostly a result of the jacket copy promising “a journey to uncover the truth that took him from the Basque coast to St. Petersburg”. They get to that journey, but not very…

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Literary Movie News: Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper in the Movie Adaptation of Ron Rash’s Serena Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are reuniting to star in Ron Rash's Serena, and the only thing I am worried about is that I haven't read the book yet.

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Out of Twenty: Denise Mina, Author of Red Road, Answers Seven Questions

Out of Twenty: Denise Mina, Author of Red Road, Answers Seven Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicked which questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Denise Mina is the author of  Red Road, the fourth book in her Scottish detective series featuring Alex Morrow.  Here is what Denise had to say about reading, writing, and taking the reader into a different…

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All Day And A Night by Alafair Burke

All Day And A Night by Alafair Burke

Generally speaking, character likability isn’t all that  high on my list of priorities in enjoying, or even choosing a book to read. Numerous factors are considered ahead of that (setting, tone, atmosphere, subject matter, whether I think it’ll be a compelling read). However, there are some natural exceptions to those rules—romance for one. Have you ever read a romance novel where you didn’t…

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Weekend Reading: Michel Laub, Bich Nguyen, & Elizabeth Cooke http://www.linussblanket.com/weekend-reading-michel-laub-bich-nguyen-elizabeth-cooke

Weekend Reading: Michel Laub, Bich Nguyen, & Elizabeth Cooke

I have plans with a friend this evening and an afternoon seminar set for tomorrow, but I am also planning on some quality time with my books. I’ve got three going at the moment. Diary of …

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WHEN YOU HAVE ZERO TO CONTRIBUTE TO A THREE-PERSON MEETING

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Out of Twenty: Kimberly Elkins, Author of What Is Visible, Answers Six Questions

Out of Twenty: Kimberly Elkins, Author of What Is Visible, Answers Six Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicking which questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Kimberly Elkins is the author of  What is Visible, a fictionalized account of the life of Laura Bridgman—the blind and deaf woman who first learned sign language, paving the way for Helen Keller. Here is what…

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Currently Reading: Edan Lepucki, David Ignatius, Rebecca Mead (& more) - June 10, 2014

Currently Reading: Edan Lepucki, David Ignatius, Rebecca Mead (& more) – June 10, 2014

I  had a review written for today, but I decided to bump it to tomorrow in favor of sharing what I’m reading.

California by Edan Lepucki - I’m at the beginning of this one but so far I am enjoying it immensely. Something has happened in the world to make a young couple want to abandon everything they have in favor of living in the woods, and then they find out they’re going to be parents. Ooh,…

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Out of Twenty: Ayelet Waldman, Author of Love & Treasure, Answers Ten Questions

In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing  author and they choose their own interview by handpicking which questions (and how many!) they want to answer. Ayelet Waldman is the author of  Love & Treasure, a novel about “the fascinating, true history of the Hungarian Gold Train in the Second World War”.  Here is what Ayelet had to say about reading, writing, and…

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