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Good Things at Goodreads

Goodreads.com is a great site for book lovers. Goodreads is a site where regular people post their reviews of books that they have read. The good...
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Four books by independent publishers make the short list for Man Booker Prize

  • Man Booker Prize for Fiction
  • September 14, 2011
When the short list was announced this week for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, the list had the usual favorite author (Julian Barnes is the odds...
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Entries being accepted for the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards

  • IPPY Awards
  • December 23, 2010
The Independent Publisher Book Awards are the world’s largest international and regional book awards competition. For the past fifteen years,...
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The Oprah Effect Revisited

If you enjoy reading you have most likely heard of “The Oprah Effect.” If not, it’s a very simple concept; In short, it says that...
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A Discussion with Author Mike Aloisi - Part II

This is Part Two of my discussion with Author and Hartford Writing Examiner Michael Aloisi. If you missed part one click here Tim Baker Your latest...
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A Discussion with Author Mike Aloisi

When I was young I was under the (mistaken) impression that all of the celebrities I admired knew each other. In my mind I could easily visualize...
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Indie Book Review: Dead Hunt, by Kenn Crawford

Kenn Crawford’s Dead Hunt began as a weekend projectfor his daughter. Initially intended for the screen, the Indie author came across the...
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Author Turned Publisher Offers Opportunity to Others

Writers are, simultaneously, similar to everybody else and unlike anybody else. As is the case with most of those who choose to create for a living...
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Indie Book Review: Flames of Betrayal, by Sierra Rose

Flames of Betrayal, by Indie author Sierra Rose, is the first in the S.E.A.L. Team Omega thriller series. Examiner readers may remember Rose from...
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Love means never having to say "Honey, please put down the gun."

The Hook; When he accepted the invitation to visit his former girlfriend, he thought he was prepared for anything. After ending the relationship he...
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