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Two for the Road

Two for the Road

A feature by P.E. Logan Read more about GalleyCat ReviewsAs Hurricane Franzen bears down on the coasts, no matter where you point the literary compass, and words are lashed to typewriters for deconstruction of the deeper meani...
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Your Book Is Like a Double Rainbow; Your Book Trailer with Recreations Is Like a Microsoft Ad

Paul "Bear" Vasquez has earned 13 million views for his video of a double rainbow in Yosemite Bear Mountain, the viral hit embedded above. As you can see by the video posted below, Microsoft has used his online celebrity to promote photo editing so...
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McSweeney’s Sponsors Two Contests

McSweeney’s Sponsors Two Contests

McSweeney's is accepting entries for two contests, the the 2nd Annual Columnist Contest and the 2010 Amanda Davis Highwire Fiction Award.With the Columnist Contest, the publisher seeks a writer who has "some hot, fresh blood to fill the semi-re...
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Amy Bloom Collection Stars in Kindle Commercial

Author Amy Bloom's new short story collection, Where the God of Love Hangs Out, starred in a recent Amazon Kindle ad. In the television spot, an eBook reader enjoys Bloom's book on the beach.Watch the whole ad in the video embedded above. Over...
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Flaws, Elephants, & Friends with Benefits: Coming Attractions

Flaws, Elephants, & Friends with Benefits: Coming Attractions

Labor Day weekend is the perfect time to catch up on your reading. Our Facebook users have posted more than one hundred upcoming books on our New Books page for you to choose from.Just Friends With Benefits by Meredith Schorr: "A humorous women's f...
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Hana Samek Norton & The Sixth Surrender Reviewed

Hana Samek Norton & The Sixth Surrender Reviewed

Reviewed by Louise Leetch Read more about GalleyCat ReviewsAs a lifelong admirer of Eleanor of Aquitaine, I'm always excited to see a book about her and her remarkable family. The Sixth Surrender, a novel by Hana Samek Norton,...
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North North Atlantic Books Forms Evolver Books Imprint

North North Atlantic Books Forms Evolver Books Imprint

North Atlantic Books and Evolver LLC have joined forces to create a new imprint, Evolver Editions. The first titles will launch in fall 2011.Based in California, the non-profit North Atlantic Books focuses on alternative health, new consciousness,...
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North Atlantic Books Forms Evolver Books Imprint

North Atlantic Books Forms Evolver Books Imprint

North Atlantic Books and Evolver LLC have joined forces to create a new imprint, Evolver Editions. The first titles will launch in fall 2011.Based in California, the non-profit North Atlantic Books focuses on alternative health, new consciousness,...
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Best Authors on Facebook

Best Authors on Facebook

Who is your favorite writer on Facebook? Share your recommendation in the comments section and help us build a brand new GalleyCat Reviews directory.Our Facebook page has grown rapidly this summer and more than 100 writers have...
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Suzanne Collins Sells 450,000 Copies of Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins Sells 450,000 Copies of Mockingjay

Scholastic announced that Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay has sold 450,000 copies counting both hardcover and eBook sales since its August 24th release. That's an average of 45,000 books sold per day.The final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy h...
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