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How to Pick Books You’ll Love for Your Summer Travels
Here’s my secret to finding a good bet.
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Nancy Fann-Im
Finding More Time to Read
Plus, a summer reading challenge.
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Brooke Lea Foster
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5 Fabulous Minutes With: Annabel Monaghan
Where authors spill about their novels.
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What Do You Do with a Box of Old Diaries?
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I Got A Surprising Email From My Publisher Yesterday
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Book Club with My Tweens
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How I'm Preparing For Paperback Pub Day
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My Favorite Bookish (and Capacious) Totes
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The Top 5 Ways Writers Waste Time
Written by a writer who has done them all.
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Honoring Heather Armstrong’s Writing
The original influencer was so much more than an influencer.
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Nancy Fann-Im
Five Fun Things From the Lit Life
A big announcement, a mysterious woman writer + missing your vacation.
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Brooke Lea Foster
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The Books on My Nightstand Right Now
The stack includes a great vacation read, a superhero memoir, and a novel-turned-movie that’s currently No. 1 on Netflix.
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Nancy Fann-Im
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What I'm Struggling With In My Writing
"Publishing is a long road."
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Brooke Lea Foster
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Cozy Reading Nook Ideas
How to set up a room of your own for curling up with a good book.
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Nancy Fann-Im
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Behind the Scenes at My Book Party
How and why I celebrated the paperback release of On Gin Lane.
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Brooke Lea Foster
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Dear Fiction
Dear Fiction
Bookish tidbits for book lovers and deep thoughts on all things writing, presented by novelist Brooke Lea Foster and editor Nancy Fann-Im.
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