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20 02 2011

Comments From A Book Reviewer

For the past several years I have been reviewing books for my own site, Bookpleasures.com, as well as many other sites. I am also a regular contributor to the Canadian Book Review Annual. As editor of Bookpleasures.com, I would like to make a few comments about book reviewing and what to expect, particularly from Bookpleasures.com.

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10 02 2011

Be Your Own Literary Agent and Get Published

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So you’re one of 20 million Americans who want to write a book. If you’ve already written a manuscript, chances are you’re looking for agent representation. In the past few years, as an editor and literary consultant for www.TheOmnibus.org, I’ve had the opportunity to read more than 1,000 book proposals. Most, I’m sad to report, […]

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24 01 2010

Creative Destruction

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This past Memorial Day weekend I decided to revisit my bookshelf to poke around and reminisce with books I’d read over the last decade. You see, I not only like to collect great books, I also date each one to remind me of when I read it. My ‘invisible finger’ guided me toward a book […]

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