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I heard the word literary, followed by gimmick. Of course I had to read it.
This is taken directly from an article
by Caryn James
In a world of sinking sales, gimmicks have become the literary writer’s life raft, and maybe something more.
Is the fiction any good? Here’s a look at several serious yet gimmicky novels, all worth reading for one reason or another. Whether those reasons have anything to do with their high-profile stunts is a more intriguing question.
13, Rue Thérèse
By Elena Mauli Shapiro
Mesh gloves, a rosary, a pencil-holder made from shells of German guns—these are some of the real-life objects that inspired this World War I-era novel, with photos …
The U.K. Beats America to it Again.
There is something we will always have, that they don’t- great dentists. But, as for the rest, fashion, music, books, entertainment, culture… well, we seem to lagging behind the UK.
LOOK AT THIS NEW EXPANDED BOOK SECTION- of a NEWSPAPER. yep.
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Simon & Schuster are dumping their paperback divisions in favor of a push toward digital
More good news for the independent publisher and more options for us readers who don’t want a LIST to tell us who and what we should be reading!
Though, boy oh boy this book looks good.
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Margaret Atwood and…zippers.
Women in Literature… Where you be at?
Book Sale. Get your books here!
Last night my daughter told me that I could start my own used book store with all the books I have on my shelves.
I laughed, then wondered again, about storage for my darling hardcovers, all those signed and first editions- books that I imagine will be called “antiques” before I die.
I know publishing is a changing industry. I accept that. I bought my Kindle, and shopping for tablets, read downloaded material all the time.
I even have my own e-book at all the retail outlets.
* on sale for the next fews days at …
