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“[...] as Kurt Vonnegut pointed out [...] the literary novel has become extraordinarily privatistic of late. It's as if the big issues (Does God exist? from whence springs decency? what sort of species is Homo Sapiens?) were either settled or not worth discusssing, and serious writers should therefore confine themselves to their various ethnic heritages and interpersonal relationships.”
― Nebula Awards 27: Sfwa's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
― Nebula Awards 27: Sfwa's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me. I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.”
― Here Lies: The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker
― Here Lies: The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker
Author Chat with R. A. Russell
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— last activity Oct 10, 2013 05:10PM
The author of "Raising Redemption" will be chatting here Sept 9-13, 2013. Please join this group to get updates and reminders. We'll be talking about ...more
Q&A with Tara Ison
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— last activity Nov 07, 2012 09:14AM
Join author Tara Ison from Nov 1-8, 2012 for a Q&A on her debut novel "A Child out of Alcatraz," available for the first time in all digital formats. ...more
Q&A with Michael Brown
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— last activity Mar 20, 2013 08:10PM
Learn more about the romantic novel "William & Lucy" and how Michael Brown used the real life events of poet William Wordsworth to create this histori ...more
Q&A with Brian Kennedy
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— last activity Aug 19, 2008 02:45PM
The trials and tribulations of reaching an audience. Fledgling novelist discusses and looks for input on getting book off the ground
Q & A with Jeff LeJeune
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— last activity Aug 23, 2008 06:19AM
Discussion of my new novel, "Postmarked Baltimore" ...more
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