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June 15, 2017
BookExpo 2017: Back to Stock Your Crock: Phyllis Good
This content was originally published by on 2 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link Before slow cookers became the “must have” for every well-appointed kitchen, Phyllis Good was preaching the gospel of crockpots to millions of worshippers. Her Fix It and Forget It series has sold almost 12 million copies at this point. Followers…
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‘The Chalk Artist,’ By Allegra Goodman : NPR
This content was originally published by Heller McAlpin on 15 June 2017 | 11:00 am. Source link Allegra Goodman’s characters tend to become obsessed with whatever belief systems they espouse, and for nearly 20 years, her novels have followed them into their cultural bubbles — whether it’s the separatist Orthodox Judaism in a small Catskills…
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AAP's First Report on 2016 Shows Sales, Revenue Down
This content was originally published by on 15 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The industry sales report for 2016 found that total revenue for the industry fell 6.6%, compared to 2015. Based on sales from 1,207 companies that report to AAP, total revenue last year was $14.25 billion, down from $15.26 billion in…
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How U.S. Policies Encouraged Fast Food To Spread : The Salt : NPR
This content was originally published by Tove Danovich on 15 June 2017 | 12:00 pm. Source link A new book examines how federal government policies made it easier for minorities to open fast-food franchises than grocery stores. Today the landscape of urban America reflects this history. Chris Kindred for NPR hide caption toggle caption Chris…
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How to Work with a Freelance Editor: An Indie Author’s Experience
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 15 June 2017 | 1:46 pm. Source link If I had traditionally published my books, the publishing house would have assigned an editor to me and the whole process would have been mapped out, complete with details and deadlines. But as an indie author, the editing…
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Joseph Kanon: By the Book
This content was originally published by on 15 June 2017 | 3:00 pm. Source link Whom do you consider the best spy-novel writers working today? And among classic writers of the genre? Continue reading the main story Happily John le Carré is still with us, so he gets to head both lists. Other contemporaries: Alan…
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Bookstore News: June 15, 2017
This content was originally published by on 15 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link New bookstores for Missouri and New Jersey; Texas resort-town store wins top honor; Michigan and Ohio stores to reopen; and more. Source link
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‘A Horse Walks Into a Bar’ Wins Man Booker International Prize
This content was originally published by CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA on 14 June 2017 | 9:00 pm. Source link Photo The translator Jessica Cohen with the Israeli author David Grossman. His book, a novel that centers on a stand-up routine, has won the Man Booker International Prize, for work written in a language other than English.…
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Debut Authors Tell All: Mike Malbrough, Picture Book Author
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 14 June 2017 | 8:30 pm. Source link Every year the editor of Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market compiles a handful of debut authors with unique stories to feature in the latest edition. In my first year as editor, I interviewed 21 debut authors for the…
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June 14, 2017
Books of The Times: Review: A Corrupt Cop Is Up Against the Wall in Don Winslow’s ‘The Force’
This content was originally published by JANET MASLIN on 14 June 2017 | 9:42 pm. Source link A police task force leader and his crew aren’t much better than the criminals they pursue in this gritty thriller, set in New York. Source link
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