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April 13, 2010

I Thought You Were Dead – Read the First Chapter!

I Thought You Were Dead, by Pete Nelson, is on sale now. Independent booksellers across the country have been reading and recommending this new novel, and we are so excited that it …

April 12, 2010

I Thought You Were Pete Nelson

I’m pleased to announce the release of THIS book (on the left, here) written by THIS guy (on the right). THIS guy, of course, is PETE NELSON, author and singer-songwriter (no MySpace …

April 7, 2010

What Rhymes With Wednesday?

The Emperor of Ice Cream by Wallace Stevens Call the roller of big cigars, The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such …

April 7, 2010

Heidi Durrow on NPR's "All Things Considered"

Tune in to NPR’s “All Things Considered” later today to hear Heidi Durrow, author of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky,  with her “You Must Read This” segment. On a related …

April 2, 2010

Short Story Pick-of-the-Month

I admit it: I love a great villain. A knowledgeable writer goes beyond the sometimes bombastic, destructive wake of a villain, provides opportunities for the character to change – or adamantly refuse …

April 1, 2010

National Poetry Month Kick-Off!

April is National Poetry Month! Begun in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month was set up to promote the continued reading, writing, and appreciation of poetry. On their …

March 31, 2010

March's Why-I-Love-Books Roundup

I was inspired this month by all the great books with “March” in the title: Middlemarch, The Ides of March, The March… There’s a wealth of month-centric literature out there, just waiting …

March 30, 2010

The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes

We are excited to celebrate the publication of Randi Davenport’s memoir The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes, on sale now! Despite her son Chase’s diagnosis of autism, he attended school, loved to go …