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Brian McGackin

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Brian McGackin is the author of BROETRY: POETRY FOR DUDES (Quirk Books) and DEATH IN THE RICK (deathintherick.com). He has a BA from Emerson College in Something Completely Unrelated To His Life Right Now, and a Masters in Poetry from USC. He enjoys Guinness, comic books, and Bruce Willis movies.

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	Broetry Poetry for Dudes 3.35 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Case of Death 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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EPIC Reading 8/15/18!

LA folks! This Wednesday I’ll be reading at Stories Books-Cafe on Sunset as part of Not A Cult’s EPIC Reading Series. Jeremy Radin, Nicolette Daskalakis, and Edwin Bodney will also be reading, which is very exciting. Probably even more exciting, though (for me, at least), is that this is the first event where you’ll be able to buy signed copies of my new collection, In Case Of Death!

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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

by Nancy Milford

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Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising, #1)

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An Irish Word a Day: 365 ways to speak Irish everyday

by Hector Ó hEochagáin

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