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Free Books, with a Revolutionary Twist

Written By Ron Hogan

Aug 9, 2011 | (0) Comments

When all is said and done, book publishing is a business, and even the most artistically committed independent publishers try to make sure they get more money from selling the books than it costs to...

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Wayne Koestenbaum Unlocks Humiliation's Secrets

Written By Ron Hogan

Aug 1, 2011 | (0) Comments

We all bear the internal scars of some humiliation, whether it's a recent embarrassment or a painful incident further back in our past that we can't quite forget. Wayne Koestenbaum understands that pain, and in...

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Donald Ray Pollock's Primal Devil

Written By Ron Hogan

Jul 26, 2011 | (0) Comments

Warning: The Devil All the Time is not for the faint of heart. Donald Ray Pollock's debut novel is so intensely graphic that Details magazine was able to pick out five of its most disturbing...

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Téa Obreht: A Young Author's Prize-Winning Debut

Written By Ron Hogan

Jul 20, 2011 | (0) Comments

Last month, 25-year-old Téa Obreht became the youngest author to win the Orange Prize for Fiction--a British literary award presented annually for the best fiction by a woman author--for her debut novel, The Tiger's Wife....

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Will Allison's Long Drive Home

Written By Ron Hogan

Jul 14, 2011 | (0) Comments

"I'm not one of those guys who always planned on having kids," Will Allison confesses. "Of course, now that I'm a dad, I can hardly imagine a meaningful life for myself without my daughter in...

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Little Star, Shining Bright

Written By Ron Hogan

Jul 8, 2011 | (0) Comments

Launching a new magazine is tough under the best of circumstances, but Ann Kjellberg has rallied some of the biggest names in the literary world to a new journal that already has potential to be...

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Top Five: Books for Your Summer Reading List

Written By Ron Hogan

Jun 28, 2011 | (0) Comments

The days may be getting shorter after the summer solstice, but we've still got months of sunlight ahead of us. Why not use it to dive into a great book? Here are five amazing stories...

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Jun 27, 2011 | (0) Comments

Ron Hogan helped create the literary Internet by launchingBeatrice.com in 1995. He curates a popular event series for Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn that pairs authors in conversation with bloggers, and also emcees a monthly reading series...

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