Désirée Zamorano's novel The Amado Women is just out from Cinco Puntos Press. Bustle called it one of Eleven Moving Beach Reads That'll Have You Weeping in Your …
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Two Resurrections in One
Liz Rosner has not one but two books coming out now - a new novel, Electric City, and the poetry collection Gravity. To celebrate, I'm running a post she did …
Jean Kwok: From Factory to Bestselling Author
If you think you have an excuse not to write, I have little doubt that today's guest post by bestselling author Jean Kwok will disabuse you of that and send you …
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Renee Swindle: Every Writer's Nightmare
A Pinch of Ooh La La by Renee Swindle just released yesterday! My friend Ellen Sussman says of it, “Renee Swindle writes about the complications of love with …
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Write Like a Girl
It's not just about the running. I've been a runner since the days when women were prohibited from running marathons on the excuse that too much exercise might …
Writing … Now or Never
I am SO delighted to host my SheWrites.com pal, Cassandra Dunn, and celebrate the publication of her debut novel, The Art of Adapting. Publisher's Weekly calls …
Award Winner took a Decade to Find a Publisher
The 2014 Bailey Prize winner (formerly the Orange Prize) for Women is Eimear McBride, for her debut novel A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing. And here's the thing: …
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Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day!
April is National Poetry Month, and today -- the one day only special! -- is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Just select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with …
Kelly O'Connor McNees: First I Was a Quitter
Kelly O’Connor McNees guest posted here when her first novel, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, an Indie Next Pick and O Magazine Summer Reading List …
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8-Quote Bouquet in Celebration of Earth Day
Can you identify what is different about this collection of quotes to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Earth Day? "You cannot get through a single day without …
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