Author Q&A: Janice J. Richardson

Posted on 08/15/2018 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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When author Janice J. Richardson first dreamed of publishing her memoir, she expected there to be a magic “fairy-tale publisher”...

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Praise pours in for federal inmate's debut novel

Posted on 08/15/2018 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Authors go to great lengths to produce their works — rising early, staying up late, resisting distractions of all kinds...

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Morning meditation with Lauren Groff

Posted on 08/15/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies and Florida, invites us all to give peace a chance. She shared a...

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The Not the Booker Prize shortlist is complete

Posted on 08/14/2018 at 04:39 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Last year’s judges of the Not the Booker Prize have selected the final contender for the 2018 award. Three Dreams...

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Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is publishing a memoir

Posted on 08/14/2018 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Musician Jeff Tweedy will release a memoir in a few months, according to the Los Angeles Times. The paper reports...

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In defense of a film adaptation

Posted on 08/14/2018 at 12:26 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Emily Temple was not thrilled to hear that a beloved novel was being made into a movie. Many of you...

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Novel speaks up for the rural South

Posted on 08/14/2018 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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David Joy is once again writing about the rural South, but this time, it’s fictional. Last year, he published a...

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George R.R. Martin hasn't gotten over Gandalf yet

Posted on 08/14/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The next time a George R.R. Martin character that you allowed yourself to like dies, you should direct some of...

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IndieReader bestsellers: Week of August 13, 2018

Posted on 08/13/2018 at 06:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the top ten bestselling indie novels for the week of August 13, 2018, as compiled by IndieReader. 1....

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"Severance" combines office satire with the apocalypse

Posted on 08/13/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Those of you who read fiction to escape reality — and for whom reality is a deadly dull job —...

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