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Recommended Reading: The Scriptological Review by Tania James
Story Title: The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor Author: Tania James From the collection Aerogrammes One of the most common storylines in all of fiction is that of the son trying… more →
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Writers on Writing: Hilary Mantel
wrote 3 weeks ago: “Memoir’s not an easy form. It’s not for beginners, which is unfortunate, as it is where many peopl … more →
Writers on Writing: Isabel Allende
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wrote 2 months ago: “Books for kids need to be very entertaining. No preaching, no hidden messages, no condescend … more →
A weak argument
wrote 2 months ago: He had scant evidence for what he accused her. Little behind his hypothesis. Certainly none of the e … more →
Recommended Reading: The Scriptological Review by Tania James
wrote 3 months ago: Story Title: The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor Author: Tania James From the c … more →
Why I Stopped
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wrote 3 months ago: I wrote Frederick Busch a fan letter and he wrote me a very nice reply, which I lost during a move. … more →
Literary Bytes: Applying Algorithms to Austen
wrote 4 months ago: There are times when I ‘m teaching when I think of the perfect poem, novel, TV show, or movie to ill … more →
Recommended Reading: "Not One Of Us" by Patricia Highsmith
wrote 4 months ago: Not One Of Us, by Patricia Highsmith, is a short story I first remember finding while perusing throu … more →
Writers on Writing: J. K. Rowling
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wrote 5 months ago: “I always say the same thing, which is to read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you a … more →
No Party is Complete Without Spam!
wrote 5 months ago: As most people should know, the trick to throwing an enjoyable party–whether it’s formal … more →
Writers on Writing: Ian McEwan
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wrote 5 months ago: “Perhaps the greatest reading pleasure has an element of self-annihilation. To be so engrossed that … more →
Quotes from The Penn
wrote 5 months ago: “Praise be to God. Ya know, that famous quote that says we are not afraid of failure but of ju … more →
Quotes from The Penn
wrote 6 months ago: “Dude, these past few days are reminding me that I’m sooooo glad I don’t have a fa … more →
Recommended Reading: The Minority Report By Philip K. Dick
wrote 6 months ago: Title: The Minority Report. Author: Philip K. Dick. It’s safe to say that most science fiction … more →
Writers on Writing: David Mitchell
wrote 6 months ago: “Many children are natural fantasists, I think, perhaps because their imaginations have yet to … more →
Writers on Writing: Edmund Morris
wrote 6 months ago: “I think fiction now is becoming less and less interesting and important. Many of the things … more →
Bleak Britain: A Casual Vacancy
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wrote 7 months ago: There’s something uncomfortable about J. K. Rowling’s first for-adults novel, Causal Vacancy. Perha … more →
Writers on Writing: Dennis Lehane
wrote 7 months ago: “I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level yo … more →
Exciting New and Upcoming Releases in Books
wrote 8 months ago: 2011 was for the most part a slow and bleak year for books. It was exciting for me only because it w … more →
My Favorite Short Story Collections
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wrote 8 months ago: Readers of my book The Madness of Art: Short Stories express mild embarassment when they meet me. Th … more →
