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September 27, 2017
Why the “grit lit” subgenre is more than just a rhyme
For readers, there's a resilience about grit lit, a natural vigor that makes no excuses. But what is it about this grit that is so appealing to writers?
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September 25, 2017
3 October book releases I’m anxiously awaiting
Each month there are new book releases I'd love to read, but October just seems to be the jackpot. Here are the three I'm most anticipating.
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September 21, 2017
Celebrity Memoirs: What’s the value of a story?
They say everyone has a book in them, but apparently not all of those stories are created equal. And the (financial) disparity can be alarming.
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September 19, 2017
Now is the time to prepare for National Novel Writing Month
Take this as a friendly reminder: National Novel Writing Month will soon be upon us once more. Will you be prepared when it arrives?
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September 17, 2017
A Tuesday at Noon
A man on his lunch break watches a father reading to his daughter, wondering why the little girl isn't in school. But let's not be too quick to judge.
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September 15, 2017
These heroic, unhappy stories: An honest book review
In Luke Mogelson's debut collection, "These Heroic, Happy Dead," we experience the raw, unflinching lives of war veterans through an empathetic lens.
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September 13, 2017
Why yellow journalism is (still) thriving
What began more than 100 years ago in a battle between major New York newspapermen now seems tailored to the digital age.
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September 11, 2017
Honoring the fallen means feeling the pain again
There are very few days from elementary school that I remember with such clarity. That day was different. That day was September 11th, 2001.
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September 8, 2017
Amazon bookstores: Good or bad for the industry?
Amazon is the worldwide leader in online retail. Is its new move to physical bookstores a good thing?
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September 6, 2017
Why J.D. Salinger would be disappointed with his biopic
There's a new biopic about J.D. Salinger's life, and he wouldn't be pleased about it.
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