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• Mo Said She Was Quirky by James Kelman

  

  Mo Said She Was Quirky by James Kelman Other Press (April 23, 2013) 320 pp. Source: NetGalley eBook Helen is divorced, living in London with her six-year old... Read more

  The 14 March 2013 by   Bluestalking
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• Book Review – Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

  

  Kate Atkinson is one of Britain’s foremost literary novelists writing today – of this there is no doubt. Unlike many other writers of that rank, she doesn’t... Read more

  The 12 March 2013 by   Isabel Costello
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• Arab Authors Making Headlines!

  

  I was very upset to read yesterday that yet again Youssef Ziedan is under attack for his writings in Egypt and has been facing a series of interrogations by... Read more

  The 12 March 2013 by   Bookfabulous
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• A Soviet Secret

  

  By Kelly Raftery It was the fall of 1994, a year and a half or so after the collapse of the Soviet Union. I had just signed on with a small company out of... Read more

  The 12 March 2013 by   Noveladventurers
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• Winter Games

  

  I’m not sure how many people will follow me if I make allusion to The Producers, a film and a musical about two dodgy producers who fall upon a get-rich-quick... Read more

  The 10 March 2013 by   Litlove
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• God Bless America

  

  Despite a fairly small viewership, Bobcat Godtwait's pitch-black comedy "God Bless America" has proved to be somewhat controversial since it's release, which wa... Read more

  The 07 March 2013 by   Quirkybibliophile
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• Book Review: The Best American Short Stories 2012

  

  Title: The Best American Short Stories 2012 Edited by: Tom Perrotta Series: BASS Series Publisher: Mariner Books Publish Date: October 2, 2012 Genre: Short Stor... Read more

  The 06 March 2013 by   Storycarnivores
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• WHY I WRITE, Part I

  

  George OrwellGeorge Orwell started it. His famous piece, “Why I Write,” has inspired writers of all walks of life to talk about whey they write. Read more

  The 06 March 2013 by   Steph's Scribe
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• What to Read Today Now That the Sun is Out in London!

  

  It's a beautiful day here in London today. Set to be the warmest day of the year so far at 15 Celsius, what better way to make use of the sunshine than by havin... Read more

  The 05 March 2013 by   Bookfabulous
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• Luis Alberto Urrea’s the Hummingbird’s Daughter and Queen of America

  

  I first read the short fiction of Luis Alberto Urrea in graduate school. The discovery of a prolific Latino author whose work moves so adeptly from English to... Read more

  The 04 March 2013 by   Jjaramillo
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