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Sam Barry

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/sambarry

born

January 26, 1957 in Armonk, New York, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.kathiandsam.net

genre

Humor, Nonfiction, Music, Writing

influences

Kurt Vonnegut, Edgar Allen Poe, Harper Lee, William Shakespeare, [a:Ad...more

member since

February 2009

About this author

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Sam Barry is the author of the humor-inspiration book How to Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons and co-author with his wife Kathi Kamen Goldmark of of Write That Book Already: the Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now. He writes a monthly column in BookPage called "The Author Enablers" with his wife, author Kathi Kamen Goldmark, offering down-to-earth advice, reality checks, and encouragement to aspiring authors. The Author Enablers also have a blog.

Sam works for HarperOne, a division of HarperCollins. He is also a musician and music teacher who plays in and around San Francisco in the band Los Train Wreck and tours with the all-author rock band the Rock Bottom Remainders. Sam is a regular performer on the national radio show Wes...more

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Sam Barry's Blog

Kathi’s Great Ideas on Narcotics

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Due to a serious health battle, Kathi takes medicine to get her rest. Kathi is an extremely capable, talented, and aware person, but sometimes, as she is falling asleep, the medicine makes her say odd things. Or maybe Kathi has always said odd things, and I’m just catching on.

One night a few months ago, lying in bed, I asked Kathi if she preferred to read or watch television. She said s...

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Books by Sam Barry

Average rating: 3.67 · 80 ratings · 33 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now by Sam Barry (Goodreads Author), Kathi Kamen Goldmark (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	How to Play the Harmonica: And Other Life Lessons 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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