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The 10 Best John Ashbery Poems

The 10 Best John Ashbery Poems

By By Karin Roffman …read more Source:: The 10 Best John Ashbery Poems

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Ask ALLi Member Q&A with Joseph Alexander and Orna Ross

Ask ALLi Member Q&A with Joseph Alexander and Orna Ross

By Jay Artale This month’s Ask ALLi special guest is non-fiction indie authors Joseph Alexander who built his Fundamental Changes guitar series into a instantly recognizable author brand. Find out some of the secrets of his success, and listen in as he and Orna answer self-publishing questions posed by our ALLi Members. …read more Source:: Ask ALLi Member Q&A with Joseph Alexander and Orna Ross

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Staff Pick: 'Fear City' by Kim Phillips-Fein

Staff Pick: ‘Fear City’ by Kim Phillips-Fein

By by Alex Crowley …read more Source:: Staff Pick: ‘Fear City’ by Kim Phillips-Fein

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 19, 2017

PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 19, 2017

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Nonfiction: How Washington Planned for a Cold-War Apocalypse By JUSTIN VOGT Macabre anecdotes aside, Garrett M. Graff's “Raven Rock” is at heart a history of the Cold War and its lasting effects on American politics. ...read more Source:: Nonfiction: How Washington Planned for a Cold-War Apocalypse

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Nonfiction: He Built Roads. He Oversaw Mines. He Shrank the Deficit. He Was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. By MICHAEL HOFMANN As Rüdiger Safranski's “Goethe: Life as a Work of Art” reveals, when the prolific writer wasn't producing manuscripts, he was applying his talents to the municipal good. ...read more Source:: Nonfiction: He Built Roads. He Oversaw Mines. He Shrank the Deficit. He Was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, 'My Side Is Wrong'

What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

By Steve Inskeep In his new book, journalist Tom Ricks explains how the conservative British politician and the leftist author of 1984 challenged their respective political parties. (Image credit: AP) …read more Source:: What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

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What If Willy Wonka Was Your Dad? Roald Dahl's Magical Parenting With Food

What If Willy Wonka Was Your Dad? Roald Dahl’s Magical Parenting With Food

By Dan Pashman Food played a big role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dahl’s other books. His daughter remembers fanciful “midnight feasts” and says her father used mealtime to test out new characters. (Image credit: Courtesy of Michael Faircloth) Food played a big role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dahl’s other books. His daughter remembers fanciful “midnight feasts” and says…

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What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, 'My Side Is Wrong'

What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

By Steve Inskeep In his new book, journalist Tom Ricks explains how the conservative British politician and the leftist author of 1984 challenged their respective political parties. (Image credit: AP) …read more Source:: What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

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The Portobello Prize By Luke Exciting news from Portobello Books, who have just announced a new writing prize for authors of creative non-fiction.

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There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author

There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author

By Beth Bacon No successful authors today can really publish all by themselves, so let’s find a new moniker that acknowledges the team-management elements of the job. The post There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author appeared first on Digital Book World. …read more Source:: There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author

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When Less Is More (shelftalker)

When Less Is More (shelftalker)

By Meghan Dietsche Goel An appreciation for novels in verse. …read more Source:: When Less Is More (shelftalker)

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Creating a Reading Series For Your Town By Editor by Mark Niemann-Ross At the 2017 Nebulas, I presented what we've learned about running a reader series in Seattle and Portland with hopes of assisting anyone interested in running a series in their home town.

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American Beauties: A Tangy Sendup of Literary-World Dalliances By DWIGHT GARNER Come to T. Gertler's 1984 novel, “Elbowing the Seducer,” for its sweat-drenched lunch-hour sex scenes. Stay for its social comedy and its surprising emotional heft. ...read more Source:: American Beauties: A Tangy Sendup of Literary-World Dalliances

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Children’s Books: In Philip Pullman’s First Graphic Novel, a Ghost Ship Travels Through Time By GEORGE O’CONNOR In “The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship,” a battered vessel becomes unstuck in time after an experiment goes awry. ...read more Source:: Children’s Books: In Philip Pullman’s First Graphic Novel, a Ghost Ship Travels Through Time

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Solar Stasis | Discoveries

Solar Stasis | Discoveries

By Josie Mitchell ‘And there came from the land of Britain a prophet, whose name was Jeremy. And he cried aloud in the wilderness, and said, Behold, I bring you hope.’ Anthony Lane’s account of the High Priestess Theresa May and prophet Jeremy Corbyn lends a Biblical significance to the British election. In their foreword to The Racial Imaginary, Claudia Rankine and Beth Loffreda reframe the…

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Open Book: A Life in Art By JOHN WILLIAMS Recorded conversations between artist and curator frame a memoir. ...read more Source:: Open Book: A Life in Art