Roy Miller's Blog, page 160
June 14, 2017
Delighting Fans for 15 Years
This content was originally published by on 2 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link This year, Insight Editions celebrates 15 years of creating highly designed and very successful one-of-a-kind products. The publisher’s list of titles reflects a veritable who’s who in the world of entertainment, including as Warner Brothers’ primary partner for all of…
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Tracy K. Smith Named U.S. Poet Laureate : NPR
This content was originally published by Lynn Neary on 14 June 2017 | 9:11 am. Source link The Library of Congress has named Tracy K. Smith as the the country’s new poet laureate. She’s the author of three collections of poetry and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Library of Congress…
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'Mormama' Is A House Built On Quicksand
This content was originally published by Amal El-Mohtar on 14 June 2017 | 5:00 pm. Source link Kit Reed’s would-be Southern Gothic chiller starts strong, with an amnesiac man stumbling into a house haunted by family secrets — but is ultimately undone by issues of plot, pacing and voice work. (Image credit: Liam James Doyle/NPR)…
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Bookstore Sales Jump, Slightly, in April
This content was originally published by on 14 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link Bookstore sales rose 1.8% in April, over the same period in 2016, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Bookstore revenue was $714 million for the month, compared to $701 for the same period a year ago.…
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From Slush Pile to Big Five: How to Stay Sane While Working on your Debut
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 14 June 2017 | 6:00 pm. Source link I was recently asked to visit my former MFA program to speak with current students about my experience publishing my debut novel, The Salt House, forthcoming from Touchstone/Simon & Schuster this summer. As a woman in her mid-40’s…
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How to Live With Critics (Whether You’re an Artist or the President)
This content was originally published by ADAM KIRSCH on 14 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link Not even the ardent sincerity of the artist can do that — and being subjected to criticism does a great deal to expose the complex motives that underlie an artist’s sincerity. Like any donor, she gives not out…
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Who Lives in Those Posh Buildings? Chris Raschka
This content was originally published by on 2 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link Not surprisingly, Chris Raschka had a creative answer to this question. Walking by the same Manhattan buildings every day, Chris Raschka became very curious about the residents of those posh buildings and set out to explore just who those inhabitants…
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What Makes A Good Whodunit? ‘Magpie Murders’ Author Spells It Out : NPR
This content was originally published by Lynn Neary on 13 June 2017 | 8:31 pm. Source link Murder. For writer Anthony Horowitz, that’s where it all starts. He says everyone is fascinated by murder — just look at Foyle’s War, his BBC mystery series. The show is set in the U.K. during World War II,…
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Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 397 | WritersDigest.com
This content was originally published by Robert Lee Brewer on 14 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Land of (blank);” replace the blank with a word or phrase; make the new phrase the title of your poem; and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “Land of Milk…
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Roxane Gay Promotes New Book and Calls Out Podcast for ‘Fat-Phobia’
This content was originally published by JACEY FORTIN on 13 June 2017 | 10:44 pm. Source link “Really? This is the story?” she said of the conversations surrounding the podcast. “That’s not what I wanted for my book or for myself.” Continue reading the main story But she added that the controversies surrounding the podcast…
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