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Laurel Snyder (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
And now… for my next nutty idea… In 2010, I’m trying out a crazy new scheme, a book club. Essentially, it works like this– you and your group of kids (class, library book club, bookstore regulars, homeschool community, etc) pick any five of Penny Dreadful’s 20 favorite books from a list I’ll provide (Penny is a BIG [...]
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Thrasher's Wheat (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
An interesting interview with Neil Young's sister Astrid Young in Here New Brunswick "Astrid Young is making her own shadows" by Kyle Mullin:That's when she sat down to craft a book of her own, which outlined her family ties and the bonds she shared with her father. Titled Being Young, the book went on to become a bestseller across Canada and garnered...
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Jordan's View (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Gary Gilley has provided a valuable service to all with his review of the bestselling novel "The Shack" by William P. Young. Analyzing the book's theological message, he demonstrates that while the tale occasionally gets some Christian theology correct, it mostly distorts the biblical message and inaccurately presents the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some would argue that "The...
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There's a Hole in the Bucket (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
When Edmonton Was Young book launch June 25, 2009 at Audrey’s Books in Edmonton We were so delighted by Tony’s talk in celebration of his newest collection of Edmonton stories we thought we would post the text of his talk. Pioneering publisher and exemplary Edmontonian, W. Clarence Richards is a fitting star on this occasion: INTRODUCTION: Friends, Cathie is [...]
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One Man's Trash . . . (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
First, I am happy to see C. Dale Young 's book has been moved up to Spring of 2011 by Four Way Books. I don't know about you but I plan on owning every book he publishes and the sooner the better, if you know what I mean. On a somewhat related note, I received my latest copy of The New England Review , so thank you again, C. Dale. It's a fine issue so far and I can't wait...
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Publishing Genius Press (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Joe Young's book, Easter Rabbit, is already making waves. You can probably keep better track of everything at his blog, http://www.easterrabbit.blogspot.com/ , but here are a few of the latests: At Big Other , Greg Gerke said, "These micros refuse any sense of completion. They live in the actions of the characters, in the details of the river or forest, and in the Beckettian/Pinteresque...
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Publishing Genius Press (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Last night I completed a draft for the layout of Mairéad Byrne's poetry collection, The Best of (What's Left of) Heaven (forthcoming January 2010). At 224 pages, with a variety of heading styles and poem styles, it was no easy task. It took about 12 hours and when I finished I felt great about the whole thing. I felt so good that I did the layout for Andy Devine's book, WORDS (forthcoming...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
All three of these women have gone through significant and profound loss and all three are seriously the funniest people I know. Hard to pull off, but they do, in person and in their books.