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Tom Garback

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Tom Garback (he/him) is currently pursuing an MA in Writing and Publishing at Emerson College, where he is Co-President of Undergraduate Students of Publishing (“Pub Club”). He is also Publisher of Wilde Press, a non-profit publisher that releases four new titles a year. Tom has worked as Staff Writer, Copyeditor, Editor, Designer, and Marketing Associate on eight different literary, lifestyle, and fashion magazines during his time in college. He has also written for The Digest, a lifestyle magazine based in Hoboken, New Jersey. In his spare time, Tom enjoys singing with his a cappella group, hiking the Appalachian trail and other high up places, and working in student government. His fiction, poems, and essays have been featured in numerou ...more

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	The Other Side by Daniel Willcocks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Julie Hiner (Goodreads Author), Tom Garback (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 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
	Twisted Love: A Gothic Romance Anthology by Rachel M. Martens (Goodreads Author), Stephen Howard (Goodreads Author), Rosalyn Briar (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021 — 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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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Critical Score: B+ Personal Score: C The mythic writing style is very much not my taste; it feels distant, abbreviated, sanitized, impersonal. I know it’s not necessarily those things—it just reads that way to me with how my brain works and what ...more
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Critical Score: B+ Personal Score: A- I fell into a reading slump halfway through, no fault of the book’s, so that kinda killed the vibe, but I do love this one. It’s adorable, though maybe a little kiddish in its humor at times, and I’m so gla ...more
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Critical Score: B Personal Score: B+ Clare is not a mature writer—she fails to be poignant or sharp, and she’s maudlin and cliched—so I most enjoy her work when I’m in the mood for pulp. With TMI, I felt that the story and writing leaned into it ...more
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