Tag: fiction
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April 13, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
The older I get, the more I value short novels. It's a ratio thing. When I sit down to read, I wonder what percentage of my remaining life will be devoted to the book that is now in my hands. And what . . . more
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May 27, 2008 10:23 AM EDT --
Readers who enjoy metafiction , fiction that is about storytelling itself, will have more than a little fun pondering Charles Baxter's newest novel. This is not his first book . . . more
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May 25, 2008 05:43 PM EDT --
The Crow Road
O ften, on flights to the New Hope River, George and Ruby gazed down and marveled at the statue . . . more
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July 16, 2008 01:35 PM EDT --
It seems as though each time you check his website, Ian McEwan has collected another award, and with the success of Atonement he has to be considered one of the great living novelists in English. Although . . . more
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March 13, 2008 07:50 PM EDT --
In The Art of Subtext , Minneapolis novelist Charles Baxter has gone well beyond other books on the writing of prose fiction. Baxter believes that fictional techniques work when they are rooted in basic . . . more
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July 11, 2008 10:39 AM EDT --
Most of After the Floods is set in the fictional town of Cold Beak Minnesota, desolate from a flood. In these pages, Pete moves to Cold Beak from the Iron Range after the death of his wife.
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May 02, 2008 04:25 PM EDT --
Dot Frank is a hoot to read. Her style is fast-paced and full of witty dialogue. She writes about the South Carolina Low Country - of which several writers here have been mentioning and placing their . . . more
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December 21, 2007 11:50 AM EST --
Disclaimer: I have only reviewed the book. I am yet to follow it through.
Title: The Ultimate Tea Diet
Author: Mark "dr. tea" Ukra with Sharyn Kolberg
ISBN: 9780061441752 . . . more
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January 21, 2008 09:31 AM EST --
Eclipse is a serialized sci-fi/horror story. Claudius was going to be the first man to walk on another planet on a daring mission that used the sun's gravity to slingshot a rocket to outer space. . . . more
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January 14, 2008 06:16 PM EST --
The following story of mine was first published in a literary magazine in 2003. I have previously posted it on Gather since January, 2006.
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November 13, 2007 01:05 PM EST --
Title: Downsizing Your Home With Style
Author: Lauri Ward
ISBN: 978-0-06-117097-3
Publisher: Collins/2007
Pages: 164 Hardcover
I received this book from Collins Non-Fiction via gather . . . more
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November 28, 2007 06:39 PM EST --
Hi Book Lovers,
I have written a book that I hope you’ll like. I’ve taken the plunge and entered it in the Court TV Crime writing . . . more
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April 27, 2008 04:16 PM EDT --
After playing hooky one day in 7 th grade to read Gone With The Wind , Karen White knew she wanted to be either Scarlett O'Hara or a writer. In fact, Karen's grade school teachers had encouraged . . . more
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February 16, 2008 09:21 AM EST --
Tremolo: Cry of the Loon - is a beautifully written prequel to Aaron's Gus LeGarde mystery series.
You know author Aaron Lazar here on Gather as the Saturday Writing Essentials Member . . . more
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February 05, 2008 05:27 PM EST --
Yes, Terrence McCauley is the grand prize winner of the truTV 'Search for the Next Great Crime Writer Contest.'
Chat Live with Terrence right here, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 7 . . . more
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May 14, 2008 09:20 AM EDT --
Something Reckless by Jess Michaels
1 st Ed., Avon Red, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
New York, N.Y. 2008
Something Reckless is a wonderfully written book set in . . . more
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May 05, 2008 02:23 AM EDT --
Lisa See's rich storytelling is steeped in tradition and ritual, exploring the many manifestations of love and sorrow, the bonds of friendship, and the power of words and the desire of women to be . . . more
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March 18, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
Money for Nothing: One Man's Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions-- an intriguing title for an intriguing book just out by Edward Ugel. So you like to gamble? Maybe just . . . more
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August 04, 2008 12:48 AM EDT --
About The Author
Ellen Meister
Ellen's profile says it all!
[She writes. She swears. She sings. She dances. All from the front seat of her minivan.]
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October 14, 2007 04:20 PM EDT --
Damian McNicholl is a long-time Gather member (February 14, 2006) (http://damianmcnicholl.gather.com) who grew up in Northern Ireland and went to law school in Wales; in the 1990s, Damian came to the US . . . more
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