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June 11, 2008

>People’s Choice Awards Deadline Approaches

>You’ve only got a few more weeks to vote in the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Awards. Nominated in the non-fiction category is See…
June 7, 2008

>Preview the Book

>I knew about book trailers–they’ve been turning up on author websites, YouTube and MySpace for some time now. I didn’t know there was a…
June 6, 2008

>New Issue: Per Contra Summer 2008

>The Summer 2008 issue of Per Contra is now live! And the issue includes the announcement of a Per Contra spinoff called Currents. This…
June 6, 2008

>Better World Books

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June 6, 2008

>Online Sidewalk Sales

>As much as I like to support both writers and independent booksellers, I also like bargains, and so I enjoy used book stores and…
June 6, 2008

>New Issue: The Short Review

>The June 2008 issue of The Short Review is live, with a fresh batch of short story collection reviews and interviews with short story…
June 4, 2008

>How to Publish a Story Collection

>I have no idea. But now that I’ve got your attention, Allison Amend has some tips in this regard. H/T Dan at EWN.
June 3, 2008

>Poetic Justice

>I heard Jay Parini being interviewed on NPR this afternoon and looked for more on the story. You may remember recently some teenagers recently…
June 3, 2008

>Lorrie Moore

>Reader Paul Epstein sent me this terrific essay and book review about Lorrie Moore: Angry Duck. I think most writers of short stories are…
June 2, 2008

>Half of a Yellow Sun

>A recent instalment of Five Star Literary Stories draws attention to the story Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The story…