Mom knows best: A daughter on her mother's romance-writing career

Posted on 07/13/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Romance readers and writers are, sadly, all too aware of the negative stereotypes associated with the genre. And Katie M...

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Fashion designer Dapper Dan previews his new memoir

Posted on 07/09/2019 at 02:16 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fashion designer Dapper Dan has come a long way in this world. Those more in tune with trends may be nodding, rememberin...

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Patriotic pitmasters: Pick up this BBQ cookbook for the Fourth of July

Posted on 07/03/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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If you’re on barbecue duty for the Fourth of July, you may want to check out Operation BBQ: 200 Smokin' Recipe...

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Journalist theorizes about our fascination with Chernobyl

Posted on 07/06/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Timing is everything in this world. For instance, you might be like journalist Adam Higginbotham and publish a nonfictio...

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Read TIME's profile of novelist Colson Whitehead

Posted on 06/28/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to Colson Whitehead, who has become the first writer in almost a decade to star on the cover of TIME mag...

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Author Q&A: Gerhard Gehrke

Posted on 06/26/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We’re accustomed to seeing indie authors whose day jobs still link back to literature, whether that’s as a t...

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Author Q&A: Steven Savile

Posted on 06/25/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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If you could send Steven Savile back to 1985 and tell him what his future held, he wouldn’t have believed you. The...

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Marine: Writing a memoir gave me a new sense of purpose

Posted on 07/05/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Elliot Ackerman began his military career with one of the biggest battles the Marine Corps had fought in decades: the ef...

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Ocean Vuong discusses his debut novel, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous"

Posted on 06/21/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we do roundup posts, like yesterday's summer reading lists, we try to make sure there’s variation am...

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Author Karin Slaughter discusses literature and libraries

Posted on 06/20/2019 at 02:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Crime writer Karin Slaughter has truly made it big in the publishing world, with bestseller status well-established and...

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