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A Book that Makes You Want to Meet the Author…
What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though. J.D. Salinger
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Climate Fiction, Arabic Science Fiction, and more…
Arabic Science Fiction for Teens Ajwan (Oye! Times) Impressing young adults is a difficult undertaking, and Noura Al Noman admirably attempts to reach teen Arabic readers with Ajwan, almost certainly the first contemporary Arabic science fiction novel for young adults out of the Emirates. Gender gap in fiction writing is shrinking, but women still seek recognition (The…
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Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle
On the planet Ankor, Klubbe the turkle lives as a hermit. A marine mishap inspires him to be an inventor. His inventions and explorations change his life, his entire planet. Turkles are close cousins of turtles. Unlike them, they have yellow golden skin and back shells, walk on their hind legs, have the gift of…
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Haruki Murakami on Reading…
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. Haruki Murakami
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The Phantom’s Dolphin: Poetic Tales, by Anahit Arustamyan
Philosophical and lyrical poetry. A new creative style of expressing thoughts and emotions. All my poems in prose are rich in metaphors. Buy your copy and follow the author, Anahit Arustamyan, on Twitter and Facebook! Amazon | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Other Link ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anahit Arustamyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia on May 21,…
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Writing from the Margins…
Writing can be a lifeline, especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your life and process of growth have been subjected to attempts at strangulation. Micere Githae Mugo
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Whitewashing Book Covers, Actors Publishing Fiction, and more…
Australian science fiction authors feel let down by local publishers (ABC News Australia) While the overall Australian publishing scene is robust, Australian science fiction writers believe their work is not being adequately supported by the industry. “It’s quite difficult to get a science fiction novel published by an Australian publisher,” says Cat Sparks, a publisher…
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Bewilderment by Michael Onofrey
Adventure, romance, and literary, Bewilderment is a novel in which the action shifts back and forth between the Indian subcontinent (India, and then Pakistan) and Los Angeles. As introduced by Tailwinds Press, the publisher, back cover of the book and author page at Tailwinds, the story is summed up as follows: After three decades of…
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Writer’s Block…
Many times, what people call ‘writer’s block’ is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is not up to the task of putting that idea down on paper. I think that learning the craft of writing is critical. Pearl Cleage
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Just Another Lucky Negro
I Got Lucky, and Here’s Why That’s a Shitty Realization. All I can think when I look around at the persistent cyclical poverty among black folks (in my own family and strangers I’ve encountered walking the streets of every city I’ve ever lived in): I got lucky. I got fucking lucky. And, folks, that is…
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