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March 20, 2012
Publication Day: The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac by Kris D’Agostino
Chances are, Calvin Moretti, the main character of Kris D’Agostino’s The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac, will remind you of someone you went to high school with. Calvin is a twenty-four-year-old film school dropout living …
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March 8, 2012
The Things People Send Me: Amy Stewart on The Earth Moved
Since The Earth Moved was published in 2004, I have received: Two paintings of earthworms, one more abstract and one in a more photorealist style. A handpainted greeting card, suitable for framing, …
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February 29, 2012
February Poetry Roundup
Our second post in our monthly series of poetry recommendations features Paisley Rekdal’s Animal Eye and Lily Ladewig’s The Silhouettes. Animal Eye Paisley Rekdal (recommended by Lauren Moseley) . …
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February 27, 2012
What the Dormouse Said: Wit and Wisdom from Children’s Books, Part 4
Today, we share more of our favorite quotes from What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups From Children’s Books. If you missed our earlier posts on this gem, check out Part 1, …
February 21, 2012
Joyce Carol Oates, Age 17
Today we share another excerpt from First Words, a collection of early writings by famous authors, edited by Paul Mandelbaum. Our previous posts have highlighted the work of Stephen King and Margaret …
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February 16, 2012
Recently Published: Until the Next Time by Kevin Fox
My mom loved the TV show Lie to Me, produced and written by Kevin Fox. She was drawn to the show for the way the plot always kept her in suspense and …
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January 19, 2012
Recently Published: Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron
I read Naomi Benaron‘s Running the Rift over the holidays, and I think my family may have been frustrated by the way I kept sneaking off to lock myself in the basement …
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January 11, 2012
Sneak Peek: Broadway Baby by Alan Shapiro
Today we have an early peek at Alan Shapiro’s forthcoming novel, Broadway Baby, landing in bookstores on January 24th. We have five autographed copies to give away to our readers. For a …
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