It's time to take a look at the sales distribution charts of Image and the other independent publishers for December. Standard disclaimers: The numbers are based on the Diamond sales charts as estimated by the very reliable John Jackson Miller. These charts are pretty accurate for U.S. Direct Market
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Destiny 2 has had a rough time lately, due in no small part to numerous development missteps on Bungie's part. Gamers were initially frustrated with the game's implementation of microtransactions which had been deemed “predatory” by critics and users alike. Later, Destiny 2 players expressed
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Some publishers rejected books that 'Robert Galbraith' had written, with one even saying that 'he' should go on a writing course! We bet they were rather embarrassed when they found out who 'he' really was. As the first female novelist to become a billionaire, we think it's safe to say she has left a
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published on January 08, 2018, Businesswire.com published: “Barnes & Noble Announces Barnes & Noble Pressâ„¢, an Enhanced Self-Publishing …” on January 24, 2018. More interesting news about Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) were released by: Businesswire.com and their article: “Bestselling
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More notable recent Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) news were published by: Businesswire.com which released: “Barnes & Noble Customers Donate … 2018 as well as Businesswire.com's news article titled: “Barnes & Noble Announces Barnes & Noble Pressâ„¢, an Enhanced Self-Publishing …
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I started off studying creative writing, but switched to insects after my first semester (The joke was that when I declared my major, I made a mistake of just one letter when I filled in the declaration-of-major form. Instead of filling in ENG for English, I filled in ENT, and thus ended up studying entomology with
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Alexander von Reibnitz, managing director, print and digital media at VDZ, said that one measure publishers can take is to get readers to become registered users, something Germans outlets have already been focusing on more in the last few months. However if the regulation in its current form goes
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Publishers from some 40 nations will converge from February 2 to 11, in the largest editorial event held on the Caribbean island, and more than 400 foreign guests … The International Book Fair is the major event in the Cuban publishing sector and the most agglutinating cultural space in the country.
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JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
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Publication of these top-secret Department of Defense documents, which proved that successive U.S. administrations were systematically lying to the American people about our involvement in Vietnam from 1945-1967, meant the possibility of jail time for the paper's publisher, top editors and reporters.
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Just as we've finished welcoming the new year, sports fans are getting ready to celebrate the Super Bowl. This event marks the single most active gambling-related activity in the world. For most gamblers, betting on the outcome of a sporting event, lottery drawing, casino table game, or any event with an
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In addition to being featured in the book, winning the competition means that she can also present at an event in February attended by top publishers and agents. Mrs Pickering, who volunteers at Dalton St Mary's CE School, said: “My dream is to have a second career as an illustrator and hopefully this
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That's why, for the past couple years now, I've periodically taken the time to explore Bandcamp, the self-publishing music platform, in search of new music. The practice has resulted in me discovering some of my favorite albums that remain consistent parts of my musical rotation today. That said, with any
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Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting is seeking a senior book scout with at least three years of publishing experience, ideally in a scouting office or in foreign rights, to join our dynamic and fast-paced office as soon as possible. We represent preeminent publishers in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
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on January 29, 2018, also Businesswire.com with their article: “Barnes & Noble Announces Finalists for the 27th Annual Discover Awards” published on February 01, 2018, Businesswire.com published: “Barnes & Noble Announces Barnes & Noble Pressâ„¢, an Enhanced Self-Publishing …” on January
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Welcome to The Backstory, a new podcast series from WAN-IFRA exploring media freedom issues from across the globe. Each month we will be taking a look at a challenging issue that journalists and media organisations are faced with, exploring how they tackle – and surmount – the obstacles to
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If kids are real comic geeks, they can attend workshops and listen to artists and authors of comic books and YA. It's free … Fifteen authors and seven comic book artists or publishers will speak about writing, drawing and publishing. … Comic book, fandom and cosplay vendors will be available throughout.
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Out of the 62 publishers exhibiting their publications, institutes from Peru, Spain and Panama have the largest concentration of representatives. The fair, which began in 1937, also aims to build relations and bridge the gap between China and Cuba. Cuba was the first Latin American nation to establish
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Regarding opinion pieces, Kate Moorhead-Kuhn, 35, lecturer of Creative Writing at UEA, addresses the contention “that they have to be presented as opinion and not as news… because they aren't news. Also, my general feeling about opinions is they are not relevant in any way to any discussion unless
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It was a project for creative writing in college. The chorus itself is really powerful. It says 'A refusal to live life like the kings who died before thee / oh how brightly their crowns shine in the stomaches of the hungry.' I'm a big history fan, and I was involved in a history project, and it really inspired me to write
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This week's contest was suggested by Almost to the Hall of Fame Loser Mark Raffman, who suggested a new category for song parodies: Write a song relating to a class or course of instruction, or to school in general, as in Mark's example above, which the Empress hopes is not about a 16-year-old.
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The premier said the government has given a special focus on publication sector as part of its efforts for building an information technology-friendly Bangladesh. “Our e-book programme is advancing fast,” she said. Sheikh Hasina said Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela got the recognition as the biggest book
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Fast-forward five years, Christine now proudly runs her production out of a 5,000 square foot facility and has consultants around the country who sell Hilltop Designs products. These products are not just for women, but for the whole family. One of her best sellers, Morning Mix, consisting of grapefruit and
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Quarto Group managing director David Inman announced that he will leave the U.K.-based illustrated book publishing group at the end of February. Quarto CEO Marcus Leaver praised Inman's tenure, describing it as an “invaluable contribution to Quarto,” and noting that “he did an excellent job sorting
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The CTL's range of programming and support has included student-produced podcasts for a Yale College writing course, the Diversity and Education Series in partnership with the Office of the Provost, lunchtime discussions about teaching strategies for faculty, and numerous workshops dedicated to
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There are always a few changes 'twixt solicitation and publication for bigtime comic book publishers. Sometimes they get the details wrong, sometimes the situation changes, sometimes they change their collective corporate minds. Ch-Ch-Changes is there to try and keep you up to date with some of the
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CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a golf club say “lives would be shattered” if the site was lost to developers. Members of North Oxford Golf Club have launched a campaign to stop their 110-year-old course being designated for housing. Cherwell District Council identified the site as suitable for housing in
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He arrived in time to co-write 1981's Escape album with Schon and singer Steve Perry, including the hits “Don't Stop Believin',” “Who's Crying Now” and “Open Arms.” The book charts those events, as well as the tensions surrounding Perry's departure in 1987 and a range of “massive successes along
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The shift to abundance is a very well-known trend in the media industry, and something that most publishers are struggling with. But the dynamics behind this trend are not unique. As soon as you get too much choice in a market, it starts to split in in two very different directions.
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Their early blogs went viral, catching a book agent's attention. They spent their first year after college writing Nice Is Just a Place in France for Simon & Schuster, which in 2013 would become their first of two New York Times best sellers on the paperback and humor lists. Still, they concede that for the first
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Creative Writing Class: 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23. Kristin Cooley is starting a second semester of creative writing classes. People can start fresh or build on what they leaned last year. Cooley will help participants enhance their creative writing by learning techniques that make writing more
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By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, sole agent for Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., the USC School of Music will perform the epic “MASS” of Leonard Bernstein at the Koger Center for the Arts March 2-4, thus contributing to the vibrancy of our state, staying true to the most vital part of our
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She went on to author the #1 best-selling cookbook The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl and the 2011 memoir Black Heels to Tractor Wheels — A Love Story, which debuted at #2 on The New York Times Best Sellers list for nonfiction hardcover. This year Drummond is
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“The opinions held in these books do not represent the views of Australia Post, and we sincerely apologise for offence caused. “Australia Post purchases a large number of books covering a range of topics from reputable publishers for our outlets. This series was sourced from one of the largest
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Since its inception in 1981, the World Scientific Publishing Group has grown to establish itself as one of the world's leading academic publishers and the largest in the Asia-Pacific. Headquartered in Singapore with offices in New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai and Chennai, it now
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If this had been a Christian indoctrination program like this Islamist one, we wouldn't even be writing about it. It would never have been allowed and we certainly would not be writing about what should happen next. This is further proof Islam is a supremacist, theocratic religion and will always be a threat
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Literary criticism is in no way less creative than creative writing itself. If movies produced in India were not compulsively musical, in whatever language, the film industry would never have prospered to the extent it has witnessed. This is not to belittle the faculty of creativity in writing witty and humorous
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The Senior Production Manager will be responsible for both initial and reprint titles for a number of publishers with specific imprint identities. … In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire
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The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair opened to visitors on Thursday after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Speaking at the … The venue this year is larger than last year and has drawn in 455 publishers. Publishers have offered a 25 percent discount for the annual book fair.
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Publishing of Asiakastieto Group's Financial Statement Release 2017 and Invitation to News Conference. Asiakastieto Group will publish its Financial Statement Release for 2017 on Thursaday, 15 February 2018 at 11.00 a.m. The Financial Statement Release will be available on Asiakastieto's investor
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I only recently followed up on this recommendation a few years ago, taking a course on Kerouac and the Beat Generation writers my senior year of college. On one hand, I came away from the course with a certain appreciation for the Beat Generation, whose writers offered a look at counterculture
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SHARJAH, 1st February, 2018 (WAM) — In keeping with its commitment to participate in all cultural forums in the Arab world as well as across the globe, the Emirates Publishers Association, EPA, is taking part in the 49th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair, CIBF. The EPA's participation at the fair,
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Burton completed his Master's Degree in creative writing and from there became an instructor and then an administrator at a private school. “This wasn't my life's ambition, so I returned to Southern California to write a novel, realizing I might only have one chance to do that,” he notes, smiling. Though the
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Another way is through our in-person workshops, where we go into schools and teach workshops about poetry and social justice. We also give out reading rewards and supplies to schools so that they can host their own creative-writing workshops and can reward students who have been working on
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Entitled We Shall Fight Until We Win, a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign has been set up to fund the book's publication. The colourful graphic novel will put the spotlight on women who have paved the way and carved out a space for women in public life, from suffragettes such as Emmeline Pankhurst
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Jean Jordan, a creative writing major, also relies on online sources. Jordan is getting his second bachelor's degree and refers to himself as a “super senior.” “Mostly I go through Google and look at the subjects that are there,” Jordan said. “I do a type and search to see what people are saying.”.
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In his January 25 keynote speech at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute in Memphis (Wi13), Pulitzer Prize-winner for fiction Junot Díaz unleashed an autobiographical rant to an audience of publishing professionals, booksellers, and librarians. The speech was directed against “white
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Start using professional desktop publishing software to design better books, apps, magazines, and publicity material. Suitable for experienced pro designers and new users.
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In January 2018, Methods in Ecology and Evolution launched a Policy on Publishing Code. The main objective of this policy is to make sure that high quality code is readily available to our readers. set out four key principles to help achieve this, as well as explaining what code outputs we publish, giving
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Publisher's Letter, February 2018. Posted by Nicholas Mattson | Feb 1, 2018 |. Publisher's Letter, February 2018. As I write, it is January 15, and the whirlwind of the holiday season has died down. We got some much-needed rain to start the year and it is predicted we will meet our regional averages for
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Missing publisher and bookseller Gui Minhai is being awarded the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire in honour of “his bravery in continuing to publish despite the risks involved”. The award, intended to support defenders of freedom to publish, will be presented at the International Publishers Congress in New Delhi
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Widely published poet and essayist offers tuition for English Literature and Creative Writing studen.
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… launched the official website for its “Next Plan,” its new original project strategy for the next decade, through which it will begin developing its own original properties that it will self-publish worldwide. … CC2 isn't just a developer anymore–We'll be publishing our own titles for the entire world to enjoy!
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'Fakes in American Journalism,' Buffalo Publishing Co., Buffalo, New York, 1914. These sensational clips were often picked up – or copied – by news gathering agencies and sold wholesale to newspapers. They cascaded throughout the media system because, at each point, publishers realized they
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David Inman, who manages Quarto's distribution services and international publishing partnerships, is leaving the company at the end of February. Inman is currently managing director of Quarto Partners and is a member of the senior management team. He re-joined Quarto in 2013 as managing
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Doug Stanton is a journalist, lecturer, screenwriter, and author of the New York Times best sellers In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers. His newest books are The Odyssey of Echo Company, a story of homecoming and redemption set during and after the Vietnam War, and 12 Strong based on the NY
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With more than 70,000 books and authors like John Grisham, Danielle Steel, Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson and many other best sellers, the annual American Association of University Women (AAUW) book sale is here. The books are awaiting a new home for $2 or less per copy. The money raised
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Closed U.S. tenders/contracts/bids for search criteria: Printing & Publishing Equipment & Supplies for Yesterday – Printing & Publishing Equipment & Supplies.
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INC., INDIANA OXYGEN COMPANY, ARCO WELDING SUPPLY CO., AGL, WISCO, THOMAS PUBLISHING COMPANY, TWSCO, KEEN COMPRESSED GAS & GENERAL DISTRIBUTING. The market competition is constantly growing higher with the rise in technological innovation and M&A activities in
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Based on new research from Jefferies, consumer interest in Amazon Prime Wardrobe “appears nominal.” Moreover, the data suggests people continue to buy basic clothing from Amazon instead of fashion. “Despite Amazon's stated plans to push into fashion, the penetration of 'best sellers' appears to
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Country songwriter Luke Laird has signed a new worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV. He will also continue to work with his own publishing company, Creative Nation. “It's a rare occasion when a publisher is able to secure both the hit-driven catalogue and the futures of a writer the quality of Luke
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From animal research through adverse events in clinical trials to health scares around food contamination, toxicology has frequently been a focus of scientific and societal concern. As these concerns shift with each new drug, new technology or public health scare, how can toxicology stay current,
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They say everyone in Iceland knows each other, but that's an exaggeration. I went to visit the President, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, this autumn and the setting was rather formal—a white-gloved servant took me to the waiting room and I was asked to write my name in the guest book before being escorted
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Published by Christian Faith Publishing, D.J. Gonzales's new book is a remarkable study on Mormon history and doctrine that is the product of accepting the challenge by Mormon leaders to “take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test.” Gonzales
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Online sales comprise at least 25% of the total Bengali books sold by publishers. There is a sizeable rise in these figures during the book fair and the trend continues over Poila Boishakh and the pujas. Even during a lean period, online Bengali bookstores make anything between Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh
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Marian House provides a community-based cocoon in which the women can begin to heal from their past traumas. I was part of the inaugural class of students who rode Amtrak one Sunday a month from September to December to lead creative writing workshops for anyone who wanted to participate.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Sharethrough, the industry's leading native supply side platform, announced today that its Sharethrough for Publishers (SFP) product is now being used by publishers to power more than 1 billion direct sold monthly native ad impressions, cementing its
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Email newsletters, which seemed all but dead at the height of the social media revolution, have made a roaring comeback. Traditional publishers like the New York Times, online specialists like Quartz and even newsletter-only publishers like TheSkimm are winning over droves of readers and creating
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This is done to make sure the magazine remains accessible to the entire student body and to encourage submissions from all students who have a chance to learn without realizing it, said Freeburger, a creative writing teacher and Colophon literary adviser. “They see their peers published and it adds a
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The Fragments of my Father by Dodo Ink's publisher Sam Mills follows the journey of caring for her father who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and is interspersed with the stories of three carers from the literary world. The book also explores the relationship between madness and class. UK and
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Get a private tutor to show you steps on how to self-publish a high quality and mass marketable book. I have over 20 years of experience in the book publishing industry. Consultation starts at $50….
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The New York Times described how although there are a rising number of publishers specializing in international literature, including Europa Editions, Archipelago Books, AmazonCrossing and Tilted Axis, translated literature still accounts for a “tiny percentage” of books published in the US.
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Hanford author Garrett K. Jones will appear at the Hanford-Visalia Comic Con this weekend. Contributed. Book_3_Cover_for_Kindle.jpg … Jones wrote throughout high school and while getting his degree from California State University, Monterey Bay in creative writing. He also has a master of arts in
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Coming on May 1st is Journey keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain's autobiography, tilted after the band's signature hit, “Don't Stop Believin.'” Cain, who was drafted to replace co-founder Gregg Rolie in time for the writing and recording of the band's 1981 breakthrough album, Escape, co-wrote
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While the overall market has fallen, the largest sales growth was recorded by Peugeot, with sales up 71 per cent on this time last year, with 1,517 registrations, pushing them into the top 10 best-sellers for the first time in several years with a market share of just over 4 per cent. The biggest drops amongst
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Two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, such as graphene, black phosphorus, covalent–organic frameworks, hexagonal boron nitride, layered double hydroxides, metals, metal oxide, metal–organic frameworks, MXenes, and transition metal dichalcogenides, have attracted increasing attention during
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Well, reader, we goofed. Last week, we mistakenly reported that but ONE mighty publisher had taken up Kamila Shamsie's challenge to make 2018 the year of publishing women, but it turns out that Not a Pipe Publishing of Independence, Oregon, has also heeded the call.
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Writing is a solitary pursuit, but that doesn't mean it can't be experienced communally. Local wordsmiths now have a forum to share their creative pursuits via NEPA Creative Writers, a group geared around encouraging and developing the aspiring poets and novelists of the valley. Founded in 2015 by
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