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Frank Ryan's blog:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited illness that causes severe wasting and weakness of skeletal muscles. It is the commonest cause of muscular dystrophy. The mutated gene is carried on the X sex-related chromosome. Since girls have two copies of the X-chromosome, while boys have one...
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Kahlil Crawford's blog:
A scale factor reveals how much a map has been adjusted to depict a much larger or smaller reality. Are the places shown ten times bigger than they appear, or twenty times smaller? This month’s Synchronized Chaos contributions explore life at different scales. Photos and poems focus in on fragm...
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Cecily Wolfe's blog:
Happy Friday!
There's a new update over on my website:
https://www.cecilywolfe.com/single-po...
Have a lovely weekend - I hope you get to spend some time reading something wonderful!
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There's a new update over on my website:
https://www.cecilywolfe.com/single-po...
Have a lovely weekend - I hope you get to spend some time reading something wonderful!
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P. Wesley Lundburg's blog:
Greetings, all:
In lieu of my regular blog, I thought I would post J.D. Morrison's interview of me, published this morning. Out of courtesy to J.D., I'm linking to his interview so he gets the credit of the visit to his site (you know... it's a thank you for interviewing me kinda thing!).
Please cl... Read more of this blog post »
In lieu of my regular blog, I thought I would post J.D. Morrison's interview of me, published this morning. Out of courtesy to J.D., I'm linking to his interview so he gets the credit of the visit to his site (you know... it's a thank you for interviewing me kinda thing!).
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Scott Hildreth's blog:
THICK, my newest Biker Romance novel, is LIVE! A standalone book with an HEA and no cliffhanger, you can’t go wrong with this one. What happens when the prison guard and the prisoner fall for each other? Find out here! LINK: http://amzn.to/2tPdLcv
via THICK, my newest release, is LIVE!!! — Sc...
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Lucille Turner's blog:
GREEK PHILOSOPHY BOILED DOWN PART IV
READ PARTS 1 TO V at www.lucilleturner.com/books
Around the same time that Pythagoras was reflecting on the impossibility of irrational numbers and the apparently numerical nature of eternity, across the Aegean Sea in the city of Athens other ideas were taking s... Read more of this blog post »
READ PARTS 1 TO V at www.lucilleturner.com/books
Around the same time that Pythagoras was reflecting on the impossibility of irrational numbers and the apparently numerical nature of eternity, across the Aegean Sea in the city of Athens other ideas were taking s... Read more of this blog post »
Becki Willis's blog:
I'm really terrible about sharing my promotions. I love to give things away, but I forget to update here on Goodreads.
So here's what I have at the moment:
Christmas in July Sweepstakes. Share your Christmas Traditions on our Facebook page and you're entered to win cool prizes, including having yo... Read more of this blog post »
So here's what I have at the moment:
Christmas in July Sweepstakes. Share your Christmas Traditions on our Facebook page and you're entered to win cool prizes, including having yo... Read more of this blog post »
J.B. Richards's blog:
Fans of Sci-fi’s Firefly (aka Serenity) will enjoy Author Tiffee Jasso’s “Blue Lucy Revelation: Angels of Another Kind” as they follow the crew’s epic discovery of the first alien shipwreck ever found in the history of humankind. This incredible discovery is only surpassed by the revelation that... Read more of this blog post »
Steve Toutonghi's blog:
I'd been thinking a lot about sympathetic magic in the period during which I wrote Join, so the ideas of "networks and nodes," "social networks," "sympathetic magic," and "contagions" were all rattling around at the same time, but I don't remember making an explicit connection between the technol...
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Sam Kates's blog:
Before we go any further, I’d better explain the title. In the UK we use ‘muppet’ to describe someone who’s a little clueless about something. Here, I’m using it to describe someone who’s a little clueless about marketing, and that someone is me. (‘Numpty’ would do as well but, you know, allitera...
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Melissa Foster's blog:
I'm gearing up for the release of SWEPT INTO LOVE and would love your help sharing the news with your romance-loving friends and family with a social media share through Thunderclap <3
http://thndr.me/BBtpeI
TO SHARE THE LOVE - All you have to do is click the link below and then sign in with ei... Read more of this blog post »
http://thndr.me/BBtpeI
TO SHARE THE LOVE - All you have to do is click the link below and then sign in with ei... Read more of this blog post »
J. Kent Messum's blog:
Hi everyone,
Just a head's up for anyone interested in winning a signed copy of BAIT... there's an upcoming giveaway starting on August 3rd where 5 autographed first edition copies of my debut novel will be up for grabs.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
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Just a head's up for anyone interested in winning a signed copy of BAIT... there's an upcoming giveaway starting on August 3rd where 5 autographed first edition copies of my debut novel will be up for grabs.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
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L.M. Roth's blog:
L.M. Roth The L. M. Roth Quiz of the Day is a quiz for those familiar with the books of L. M. Roth. If you are not familiar with the books of L. M. Roth, you’d better start cramming!
The answer to yesterday's quiz: Greece was the nation that King Xerxes vowed revenge upon in A Star In the Darkness... Read more of this blog post »
The answer to yesterday's quiz: Greece was the nation that King Xerxes vowed revenge upon in A Star In the Darkness... Read more of this blog post »
Simi Sunny's blog:
See the radiance in her eyes--
Brown as the color of her skin.
See the ary on her hands
And the kohl on here eyes,
As if she's a goddess from another world.
Her bangles jingle
In tune with her anklets.
A sweet meoldy to your ears.
The beauty of her culture
Is in her heart--
In her blood.
In her s... Read more of this blog post »
Brown as the color of her skin.
See the ary on her hands
And the kohl on here eyes,
As if she's a goddess from another world.
Her bangles jingle
In tune with her anklets.
A sweet meoldy to your ears.
The beauty of her culture
Is in her heart--
In her blood.
In her s... Read more of this blog post »
Andrea McKenzie Raine's blog:
A Year of Mornings is now available in paperback at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1771711841/.... Order your copy today!
Happy reading,
Andrea McKenzie Raine xo
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Happy reading,
Andrea McKenzie Raine xo
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Andrew Ahn's blog:
I just noticed I Got my first rating (sad its not a review) on goodreads by someone who I had no direct influence over; not a friend, or a friend of a friend, or giveaway winner (who I truly appreciated).
It was 2 stars and it gives me personal legitimacy. 5 star reviews are wonderful and morale b... Read more of this blog post »
It was 2 stars and it gives me personal legitimacy. 5 star reviews are wonderful and morale b... Read more of this blog post »
Andrea Murray's blog:
Beauty and the Beast with a wicked twist!
Book Review: Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole https://byandreamurray.com/wicked-aby...
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Book Review: Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole https://byandreamurray.com/wicked-aby...
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Zoltan Istvan's blog:
This documentary called Cyborgs Among US now on one of the largest Public #German Channels ZDF. My 5 min segment in it starts at 38 minutes: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfi... #transhumanism
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C.D. Reiss's blog:
She was hacking me, and I didn’t have any defenses against her attack.
KING OF CODE, an all new sexy STANDALONE releases September 18th.
♛Amazon → http://amzn.to/2sSvFqi
♛iBooks → http://apple.co/2uT2jK3
♛Nook → http://bit.ly/2ube6FK
♛Kobo → http://bit.ly/2syIKrg
♛Print Copy → http://amzn.to/2tOCFWE
♛A... Read more of this blog post »
KING OF CODE, an all new sexy STANDALONE releases September 18th.
♛Amazon → http://amzn.to/2sSvFqi
♛iBooks → http://apple.co/2uT2jK3
♛Nook → http://bit.ly/2ube6FK
♛Kobo → http://bit.ly/2syIKrg
♛Print Copy → http://amzn.to/2tOCFWE
♛A... Read more of this blog post »
Catherine Coulter's blog:
Friday, 28th of July -- Let me give a shout out for SILVER SNEAKERS at the Y or many gyms. Many of you said all ages are there and you make friends and get great workouts. So check into this and let me know --
I cannot tell you how good it feels to have solved the dratted belt buckle puzzle -- sti... Read more of this blog post »
I cannot tell you how good it feels to have solved the dratted belt buckle puzzle -- sti... Read more of this blog post »
Catherine DePasquale's blog:
Where does inspiration come from? Well, the short answer is—everywhere. If you observe the world around you, you are bound to find inspiration for a character or a plot or a scene.
I happened to stumble onto this article the other day. It recounts the inspiration behind ten famous horror flicks.... Read more of this blog post »
I happened to stumble onto this article the other day. It recounts the inspiration behind ten famous horror flicks.... Read more of this blog post »
Roman Panski's blog:
I'm very interested in the past history of our species, from ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, the rise of Islam, and events in Europe that formed our Western Culture.
I've just finished John F. White's work on Aurelian (https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Emperor-...) and recommend it highly.
Now I'm rea... Read more of this blog post »
I've just finished John F. White's work on Aurelian (https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Emperor-...) and recommend it highly.
Now I'm rea... Read more of this blog post »
Ace Boggess's blog:
Nothing feels better than opening that box and finding a stack of copies of your new book. Well, except maybe narcotics, sex, and when the Parole Board says, "Go home." But, those things are relics of another time. For now ... the box!
http://brickroadpoetrypress.com/order... Read more of this blog post »
http://brickroadpoetrypress.com/order... Read more of this blog post »
Julie Elizabeth Powell's blog:
HOLD 'EM:
A GAMBLING HEARTS NOVEL
by Jacquie Biggar
Genre: Contemporary Romance
In the game of love all bets are off
When professional poker player Matthew Shaughnessy wins the pot of a lifetime, he didn't expect to land himself a fiancée.
Cassandra Gardener is left with little choice...
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Sharon E. Cathcart's blog:
I had the pleasure of meeting Marty Sklar three years ago, and listening to him take part in a delightful presentation. Marty passed away yesterday, aged 83. He was a gentleman, a raconteur, and a true Disney legend.
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects): My Half-Century Creati...
Arun D. Ellis's blog:
Hi
Just to let you know that the book 'Helter Skelter' will be FREE on Amazon for Kindle download from Friday 28th July to Monday 31st July 2017. Please fell free to pass this on to your friends.
Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Helter-Skelt...
Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Helter-Skelter...
E... Read more of this blog post »
Just to let you know that the book 'Helter Skelter' will be FREE on Amazon for Kindle download from Friday 28th July to Monday 31st July 2017. Please fell free to pass this on to your friends.
Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Helter-Skelt...
Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Helter-Skelter...
E... Read more of this blog post »
Kelly Anne Winsa's blog:
My son and I went to the Château et Jardins de Losse in the Dordogne, which once belonged to Jean de Losse. Jean was given the responsibility of teaching the Prince of Bearn, who became Henri IV. The gardens were fairly simple with large hedges, tropical flowers and expanses of green yard. Insid...
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Deborah A. Morrison's blog:
Finding Your Center: Explorations in Philosophy, New Physics and Eastern Mysticism -- -- -- 
"As a result, joy and suffering are two equally precious gifts, and parallel a person's being infinitely close to or distant from the Divine. This universe in which humanity lives is the 'distance' create...
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"As a result, joy and suffering are two equally precious gifts, and parallel a person's being infinitely close to or distant from the Divine. This universe in which humanity lives is the 'distance' create...
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Lana Williams's blog:
I’m thrilled to share with you my very first Regency Romance, ROMANCING THE ROGUE, which releases today, July 28th – on my birthday!
This book is part of a very special series entitled REGENCY RENDEZVOUS. Twelve books released twelve days in a row. A list of the books is noted below and they’re al... Read more of this blog post »
This book is part of a very special series entitled REGENCY RENDEZVOUS. Twelve books released twelve days in a row. A list of the books is noted below and they’re al... Read more of this blog post »
Dan Groat's blog:
Author Program
Ask the Author: Featured Authors
Interview with Tom Perrotta
Interview with Claire Messud
More…
Ask the Author: Featured Authors
Interview with Tom Perrotta
Fresh off the series finale of HBO's adaptation of The Leftovers, Perrotta is back with a look at sex and midlife second-guessing. "I'm very interested in sex and the way that ideas about sex and what's permissible keep changing. So the fun of the book is to take a middle-aged person and plunge them into what is a youthful world of dating and sex," he says....more
Interview with Claire Messud
The author of The Emperor's Children explores the friendship between two girls threatened by impending adulthood in her new book, The Burning Girl. "For everybody—but for girls, certainly—there's a lot of growing up that involves…the word that comes to mind is damage," says Messud....more
