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Steve Paul

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Steve Paul grew up in New England, landed in Kansas City with his family, and eventually logged a 40-plus year career as a newspaper writer and editor. His journalism spanned local and national news; book criticism and the arts; long-form features on murder, art fraud, architecture and barbecue; profiles of writers and musicians; restaurant reviewing; and editorial page editing and columnizing. He's a former board member of the National Book Critics Circle as well as the onetime owner of a bookshop. His latest literary biography is "Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell," which aims to revive attention to this under-appreciated American writer. Steve's previous book, "Hemingway at Eighteen" (2017), was the product of many ...more

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	Kansas City Noir (Akashic Noir) by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J. Malcolm Garcia, Linda Rodriguez (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hemingway at Eighteen: The Pivotal Year That Launched an American Legend by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author), Paul Hendrickson (Foreword) 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Architecture A to Z: An Elemental, Alphabetical Guide to Kansas City's Built Environment by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author), Diane McLendon (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Use Canva for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide To Crafting Your Own Professional Graphics In Minutes Like A Pro. by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author), Sharon Hill 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MOON reflection of the sun: I AM MOON (WHAT MUST BE DONE Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	THE HUMBLE BILLIONAIRE: The full history of the humble billionaire Changpeng Zhao(赵长鹏) the owner of Binance From nothing to crypto billionaire 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	HOW TO HANDLE YOUR KID'S EMOTIONS: A SIMPLE GUIDE TO MASTERING YOUR CHILD'S EMOTIONS 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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