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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt 1st BOOKS is hosted by MEG WAITE CLAYTON
bestselling author of four novels, including The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Wednesday Daughters (coming July 30!)
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Literary Tights
These tights singlehandedly inspired me to start a new occasional feature on 1st Books: Friday Fun! I found them on the facebook page of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona – a store I know of thanks to Lesa Holstine … Continue reading
Catherine Brady: All of My Stories Are Feminist, and No, I’m Not Apologizing
My dear friend and guest author this week, Catherine Brady, is the author of three story collections: The End of the Class War; Curled in the Bed of Love, winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Fiction and just out … Continue reading
Bookstores Worth Browsing: {pages} in Manhattan Beach, CA
Perhaps the only place more special than a good bookstore is one opened by a friend you knew in her pre-bookseller days. In my sordid lawyerly past, I had a favorite client in the Yucaipa Companies, in no small part … Continue reading
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Inside Random House: Bringing Books to Life
Do you want to hear how it works from the folks at one of the country’s biggest publishing houses? Caveat: I’m prejudiced, as this is my publishing group. But I found this really interesting! – Meg Share the post “Inside … Continue reading
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Claire McMillan: The Gal with the Non-Flammable Manuscript
I met Claire McMillan through Twitter, in part because we are both card-carrying members of the Emily Mitchell/Last Summer of the World fan club – and Edith Wharton Fans. Her splendid debut novel, Gilded Age, is a bit of a … Continue reading
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A Writing Contest Worth Considering
I’m not generally a big fan of writing contests with fees, but I just learned about the 1st Annual WNBA National Writing Contest. Small fee ($15 for non-members), great judges (Orange Prize winner Valerie Martin for fiction, current Poet Laureate … Continue reading
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