Day: May 30, 2018

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University of Tartu Press strongly supports Open Access in academic publishing. This has also been declared one of the top priorities by the
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Why Thousands of Researchers Are Boycotting Nature's Upcoming AI Journal

Early next year, the Springer Nature publishing group will launch a new subscription journal devoted to artificial intelligence. Like its other journals,
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I watched a livestream of a toy all day because that's E3 now

Many of these events followed days or weeks of teasing from the publishers, and that has taught us to expect big things when publishers start getting
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Valve Removes School Shooting Game From Steam

The rep went on to describe him as a “troll” who has “a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation.
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CrimeReads Best Sellers: Week of May 29th

The best-selling crime, thriller and mystery books that did NOT appear on The New York Times Bestseller List last week.
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Pubs Pull Spend Over Facebook's News Policy; Social Media Leader Offers Changes

But some news publishers spend on Facebook to spread awareness of their articles, and in the case of subscription-driven publishers, the hope is that
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Valve removes mass shooting game and its 'troll' dev from Steam

“Ata is a troll, with a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation,” the rep continued. “His subsequent
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Robotics Market In Paper, Printing, And Publishing Industry Market Competitors with New Entrants …

Robotics Market In Paper, Printing, And Publishing Industry Market report provides key information related to Market Drivers, Market Trends, Market
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PubMatic, Publicis Media Kick-Off Targeted Private Marketplace for The World Cup

SINGAPORE, May 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future,
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Numbers of US public school librarians down 20% since 2000

US public schools have lost 19% of full-time equivalent school librarians in the period between 1999-2000 and 2015-16, reports Forbes. The figure
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New Books : 29 May 2018

The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The impressions and insights that abound in these columns make this book indispensable for any fan of
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SouthBound: Kathy Izard On Finding Homes For The Homeless, Finding Herself

Two years ago, Izard wrote and self-published a book about her journey, called “The Hundred Story Home.” The book sold so well that a division of
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The pivot to paid leads to talent squeeze at publishers

The switch to reader revenue is in full swing, and a talent squeeze is following as publishers hunt for experts in areas like product design, user
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Valve Removes 'Active Shooter' Game and Its Developer From Steam

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Valve Removes 'Active Shooter' Game and Its Developer From Steam

“Ata is a troll, with a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation. His subsequent return under new
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Dentsu Aegis, Index Exchange Partnership

… Exchange announced a new partnership to provide Dentsu Aegis clients scaled people-based marketing targets across comScore 200 publishers.
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'Omitting working-class writers also means excluding different races'

A two-year creative writing scholarship at Birkbeck University, access to mentoring and workshops, continued support from various literary
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University of Tartu Press strongly supports Open Access in academic publishing. This has also been declared one of the top priorities by the
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Why Thousands of Researchers Are Boycotting Nature's Upcoming AI Journal

Early next year, the Springer Nature publishing group will launch a new subscription journal devoted to artificial intelligence. Like its other journals,
See Original Article

I watched a livestream of a toy all day because that's E3 now

Many of these events followed days or weeks of teasing from the publishers, and that has taught us to expect big things when publishers start getting
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Valve Removes School Shooting Game From Steam

The rep went on to describe him as a “troll” who has “a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation.
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CrimeReads Best Sellers: Week of May 29th

The best-selling crime, thriller and mystery books that did NOT appear on The New York Times Bestseller List last week.
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Pubs Pull Spend Over Facebook's News Policy; Social Media Leader Offers Changes

But some news publishers spend on Facebook to spread awareness of their articles, and in the case of subscription-driven publishers, the hope is that
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Valve removes mass shooting game and its 'troll' dev from Steam

“Ata is a troll, with a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation,” the rep continued. “His subsequent
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Robotics Market In Paper, Printing, And Publishing Industry Market Competitors with New Entrants …

Robotics Market In Paper, Printing, And Publishing Industry Market report provides key information related to Market Drivers, Market Trends, Market
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PubMatic, Publicis Media Kick-Off Targeted Private Marketplace for The World Cup

SINGAPORE, May 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future,
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Numbers of US public school librarians down 20% since 2000

US public schools have lost 19% of full-time equivalent school librarians in the period between 1999-2000 and 2015-16, reports Forbes. The figure
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New Books : 29 May 2018

The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The impressions and insights that abound in these columns make this book indispensable for any fan of
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SouthBound: Kathy Izard On Finding Homes For The Homeless, Finding Herself

Two years ago, Izard wrote and self-published a book about her journey, called “The Hundred Story Home.” The book sold so well that a division of
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The pivot to paid leads to talent squeeze at publishers

The switch to reader revenue is in full swing, and a talent squeeze is following as publishers hunt for experts in areas like product design, user
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Active Shooter Game Angers Parkland Parents: 'This Is Gross, This Is Profiteering'

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Active Shooter Game Angers Parkland Parents: 'This Is Gross, This Is Profiteering'

… under a different company name last fall, “is a troll, with a history of customer abuse, publishing copyrighted material, and user review manipulation.”.
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Murphy awarded FA Sharr Award

… which explored how libraries and publishers could work together to 'create a sustainable route to Open Access for scholarly works in the humanities
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Creative Arts and Writing Winners

Congratulations to JM's Creative Arts and Writing winners! The contest, now in its 41st year, is sponsored by the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School
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Is there any such thing as literature in the mindless nirvana of Nelson?

He established the first Level 5 creative writing programme in the country, which has formed the basis of the new NZ Diploma in Writing for the
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Valve removes controversial school shooting game and denounces developer as 'troll with history …

The company said in a statement that this person had been removed before and that he is “a troll, with a history of customer abuse, publishing
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BWF releases 2018 schools program

The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has released its 2018 Word Play program, designed for students from prep to year 12. The Word Play program
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Podcast spotlight: The Rereaders

She spoke to Books+Publishing for our 'podcast spotlight' series. For new or uninitiated listeners, describe your podcast in under 50 words.
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Associations React, Advocate as GDPR Takes Effect

Organizations—including the European Publishers Council, Digital Content Next, News Media Alliance, and News Media Association—raised
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Steve Albini: Serve The Servants

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Steve Albini: Serve The Servants

Asked about how many albums or singles that he's recorded that have become best-sellers or at least sold respectably, Albini, who I found to be
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Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Reveal Autumn Winter 2018 Season Ahead Of Public Sale

Modern best-sellers and literary classics will visit both theatres throughout the season joining the stage premiere of Alice Sebold's best-seller The
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7 Days Certificate Course in Book Publishing commences True development has to come from …

He was expressing this while inaugurating a 7 Day certificate course in Book Publishing at Tribal Research Institute, Chingmeirong today, organized
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Distribution Company Announces Removal Of Controversial Game 'Active Shooter'

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Distribution Company Announces Removal Of Controversial Game 'Active Shooter'

A statement released by the company read, “We have removed the developer Revived Games and publisher ACID from Steam. This developer and
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'Active Shooter' Video Game That Allows Player To Be School Shooter Will Be Removed From …

This developer and publisher is, in fact, a person calling himself Ata Berdiyev, who had previously been removed last fall when he was operating as
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Vote for your favorite cheeseburger in Connecticut!

Eric D. Lehman teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Bridgeport and his essays, reviews, and stories have been published in
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DK – Data & Insight Analyst

Company: Dorling Kindersley Publishing LLC … Marketing and Publishing departments, using data to inform, shape and evaluate publishing, brand,
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Senator sponsors bill to suspend tariffs on paper for newspapers, books

“The U.S. is a net importer of UGW paper, so it relies on imports to satisfy demand, and Commerce's action will have a severe impact on the publishing
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The Globe and Mail leads Digital Publishing Awards with 15 honours

The Globe and Mail has led the way at the Digital Publishing Awards, with the awards jury saying the paper produced an extremely innovative body of
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How a self-published indie author built her brand

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How a self-published indie author built her brand

Now a self-published author with her third book soon to be released, Boer-Endacott said the Masters put all of her skills into context. Prior to the EMA
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APAC Advertisers & Publishers Must Tweak Strategy for Mobile: Q&A with OpenX Co-Founder …

Marketers and publishers need to better arm themselves to tap opportunities from the growing adoption of mobile in Asia-Pacific, or risk being left
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Self-published debut novel sold to UK small press Splice

UK and Irish rights were negotiated by Martin Shaw, literary agent at Alex Adsett Publishing Services, and acquired by Splice commissioning editor
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Stephan Franck Concludes Vampire Graphic Novel Series 'Silver'

According to the official press release “Over the course of the last four years, Franck has been writing, illustrating and self publishing SILVER,
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Regional publisher fund passes parliament

The fund will provide $16.7 million a year for small publishers from 2018/19 to 2020/21. Labor MP Graham Perrett says the Media, Entertainment and
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Douglas teachers honored at awards night

Mena Dedmon was recognized for her work as an English and creative writing teacher at Douglas High School. “Mena is THE model for how to
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Winners of the 2018 Digital Publishing Awards

TORONTO, May 29, 2018 /CNW/ – The National Media Awards Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Digital Publishing Awards,
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New children's press Yellow Brick Books releases first title

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New children's press Yellow Brick Books releases first title

A new small publisher focused on children's books has recently released its first title, amid plans to release two more books in 2018. In May this year,
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UK banker offers novelists £24k salary as part of publishing start-up

A new publishing start-up has launched in the UK, claiming to offer aspiring novelists a salary from £2000 (A$3540) per month to write, as an
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Amazon Publishing Has Signed With Patricia Cornwell For An Exclusive New Series

Patricia Cornwell's new series of thrillers will be published exclusively though Amazon Publishing. It's a significant deal that signals Amazon's interest
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Tronc Inc. takes over Virginia's largest newspaper

Chicago-based media company Tronc Inc., the successor company to Tribune Publishing, announced that it has acquired all of The Virginian-Pilot
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CBC documentary, interactive projects win gold at Digital Publishing Awards

CBC's interactive documentary Dancing Towards the Light is one of three CBC projects to take gold at the Digital Publishing Awards on Tuesday,
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Tronc Buys Style Weekly, Virginian-Pilot

More than two hours after Chicago-based publishing giant Tronc, Inc. (formerly Tribune Publishing) issued a news release announcing the company's
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School Shooting Game Removed From Steam; Valve Calls Creator A "Troll"

“This developer and publisher is, in fact, a person calling himself Ata … Valve allows anyone to release and self-publish games on Steam using the
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UQP acquires Sakr poetry collection

'I'm thrilled to be publishing my new collection The Lost Arabs with [UQP],' said Sakr. 'UQP has a fantastic list of poetry titles already and a long
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My money… Daliso Chaponda

I take a gamble – going to Edinburgh, doing the dvd or self-publishing books – because I always think one of these things could light up and do well.
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Walkley-Pascall, arts journalism awards 2018 finalists announced

The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2018 Walkley-Pascall Award for arts criticism and for the Arts Journalism Award.
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Home Automation from iDISRUPTED in Las Vegas, NV., Helps to Improve Home Value

Backed up with curated lists of the best-sellers updated in real-time, iDISRUPTED allows clients to learn what's on sale and when is the best time to
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Society For The Performing Arts Presents Penn & Teller at Jones Hall

Penn has written three books, including the New York Times Best Sellers, “God No!” and 2017's “Presto”. He hosted the NBC game show Identity and
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Dungeons and Dragons in the Classroom

WRIT 324 is a course on writing for interactive media taught by David Leach. 2018 was the second year the course had been offered and it drew over
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Dining Out: Sandwich shop owners keep menu items classic, simple

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Dining Out: Sandwich shop owners keep menu items classic, simple

Be prepared to be teased or razzed, but always in a good-natured way, … Best-sellers include the stuffed avocado, the Super San and the P.L.T.A.
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What's Ahead for the Sweets and Snacks Business

According to Larry Levin, executive vice president at IRI, Sahale Snacks' fruit and nut mixes are some of the industry's best sellers, as are anything
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America's 20-year-old youth poet laureate won't let 'small-minded prejudice' stop her

Where Amanda really found her voice was in writing and in 2014, Amanda … married to Chadwick Boseman or Chris Pine; and of course still writing
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The changing character of war and warfare

… warfare is reminiscent of Unrestricted Warfare — a book published by Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) Literature and Arts Publishing House, Beijing,
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CDC Interventions Targeting Diabetes in Pregnancy Could Improve Maternal and Infant Health


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LitPick: Students reading books and writing reviews

LitPick: Students reading books and writing reviews … books learn what their target audiences think, and of course, the kids get free books to read.
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Online revenue battle

News publishers, whose revenue dreams have never quite materialised in the digital space, have reasons to look in the direction of Google with some
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Issuu Introduces Update To Make Stories Shareable On Social Media

Issuu has released an update to its platform used by many publishers to upload and digitize their print products: Issuu Stories. The feature will
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Publishing scam victimizes domestic abuse author

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – An Omaha woman who shares her experiences to help others get out of domestic abuse situations is a victim again. This time
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Authors and publishers donate thousands of books to Oxfam

Paula Hawkins, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman and Robert Webb are among the authors donating thousands of books to Oxfam in a bid to boost sales
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How John Wiley and Sons (NYSE: JW.A) is Differentiating

It doesn't have the massive academic journal portfolio or wraparound services for academics and libraries that Dutch publishing giant Elsevier (LON:
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Michael Pollan Comes to Santa Cruz With New Book on Psychedelics

Pollan, who has written five New York Times bestsellers, including The Omnivore's Dilemma and The Botany of Desire, is a self-proclaimed “reluctant
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This Is Why Anthropologie Stores Smell So F*cking Good

This is one of Anthropologie's bestsellers. … Again, you can go with whichever scent you like best, but from my Anthro days, I have to recommend
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Former Concordia creative writing student names professor who sexually abused her

In a Twitter thread, former Concordia student Emma Healey named Jon Paul Fiorentino as the creative writing professor who allegedly sexually
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Clubhouse plaques mark the history of Laguna Woods Village's clubs

The Publishing Club plaque is a recent addition to the collonade of plaques at Clubhouse One. The collonade features more than 40 club plaques,
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Dentsu Aegis Network Taps Index Exchange To Power M1

Publishers already using the Index Exchange wrapper must sign a contract with Dentsu Aegis Network before tapping into growing budgets allocated
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Wayne Allyn Root Signs with Humanix Books for Trump Success Book

Other Humanix bestsellers include The Obamacare Survival Guide by Nick Tate and Big Agendaby David Horowitz. “We believe the public needs to
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'Orphan drugs' are ascendant. What will that mean for people with rare diseases?

Fierce competition between companies, economic factors, policy changes, and patent expirations on existing bestsellers are nudging pharmaceutical
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Return of the 'Commissar' and some thoughts on writing

THIS time last year, I was finalising the writing of my book, “Death of the … Yet, of course, we know that much of the berating was directed at the then
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7 Writing Tips I'm Following This Summer To Help Me Finish My Novel By The End Of The Season

7 Writing Tips I'm Following This Summer To Help Me Finish My Novel By The End Of The … After I graduated college, of course, it got even harder.
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'Orphan drugs' are ascendant. What will that mean for people with rare diseases?

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'Orphan drugs' are ascendant. What will that mean for people with rare diseases?

Fierce competition between companies, economic factors, policy changes, and patent expirations on existing bestsellers are nudging pharmaceutical
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Return of the 'Commissar' and some thoughts on writing

THIS time last year, I was finalising the writing of my book, “Death of the … Yet, of course, we know that much of the berating was directed at the then
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7 Writing Tips I'm Following This Summer To Help Me Finish My Novel By The End Of The Season

7 Writing Tips I'm Following This Summer To Help Me Finish My Novel By The End Of The … After I graduated college, of course, it got even harder.
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Greenwich High teacher writes what he knows in first novel

He has a few more coming up soon: Since writing “Jane Doe” he's become engaged and he'll receive his MFA in creative writing from Fairfield
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