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The Long Lynn Isenberg Interview, Part Two
Yesterday, we explored the dead business, today we explore a business that can scare people to death: marketing. Lynn embraces self-promotion with a zeal that is awe-inspiring (also a zeal that would...
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Unless you count reunions, there is nothing worse than high school. It’s as if an ancient sadist stroked his (or her) bearded chin and said, “How, I wonder, can I destroy their psyches for life?”...
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What Happens In Omaha, Stays In Omaha
[BS Says: Judging a book by its cover is a time-honored tradition, and we put Timothy Schaffert's Sex Parties...er, Devils in the Sugar Shop in the "Check it out" pile the moment we saw it. When...
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Does Anyone Die?
[BS: Yes, dears, your fondest wishes have come true! Instead of our regularly scheduled ramblings, today, we offer you a cautionary tale from David Silverman, author of Typo, the Last American...
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The Pros and Cons of Writing for a Small Press
The BS family is very excited to have debut author TJ Bennett with us today. I’ve known her for years and am thrilled that someone recognized her talent and published her novel. I asked TJ to talk...
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Memoirs of a Non-Geisha
It is with delight that we bring you a guest post from author Jennifer Epstein whose novel The Painter from Shanghai was recently released to excellent reviews. Of course, with every drop of good news,...
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Mentoring: The Writer You Guide Might Be The Future
[BS: Yay! Another guest post. We're really excited to feature Tara Yellen, author of After Hours at the Almost Home, a look at community and family and what happens when one person disappears from the...
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On Publishing with A Small Press
[BS: Yes, kids, another guest post. Must be the Internets way of celebrating Spring. This week, we are delighted to bring you Lucia Nevai, an award-winning author whose novel Salvation is due out from...
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Lost in Blogland
[BS: Today, we bring back debut author Jennifer Epstein, whose lovely novel The Painter from Shanghai has garnered some great reviews and accolades. Despite glowing words from the NYT, Jennifer has...
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Joshua Henkin: Some Thoughts on Book Groups, Book Sales, Book Review...
[BS: Part two from Joshua Henkin. See yesterday's post here.] A digression, but not really: I teach in two MFA programs, Sarah Lawrence and Brooklyn College, and I have some very talented students....
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