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    Books We Loved, Jun. 2022
    Five Directions Press
    • Jun 15
    • 6 min

    Books We Loved, Jun. 2022

    Books We Loved in June, by Jen DeLuca, Damon Galgut, and Elles Lohuis. Summer reading, everyone!
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    Q&A with C. P. Lesley
    Joan Schweighardt
    • May 27
    • 6 min

    Q&A with C. P. Lesley

    Our spotlight beam roams far and wide, so that we can bring you interviews with all sorts of wonderful writers—from flash fiction/memoir...
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    Books We Loved, May 2022
    C. P. Lesley
    • May 15
    • 4 min

    Books We Loved, May 2022

    Books We Loved in May 2022, with nods to Dianne Freeman, Madeline Miller, and Sara A. Mueller.
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    Russia and Ukraine
    C. P. Lesley
    • Apr 27
    • 5 min

    Russia and Ukraine

    A short history lesson on Russia, Ukraine, and why their pasts—although entangled—are not the same.
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    Books We Loved, Apr. 2022
    C. P. Lesley
    • Apr 15
    • 5 min

    Books We Loved, Apr. 2022

    Books We Loved in April, by Teri M. Brown, Ruth Ozeki, and Lindsey J. Palmer.
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    Books We Loved, Mar. 2022
    C. P. Lesley
    • Mar 15
    • 4 min

    Books We Loved, Mar. 2022

    Books We Loved in March 2022, by Tania Bayard, Colleen Hoover, and Peng Shepherd
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    Spotlight on Jayne Martin
    Joan Schweighardt
    • Feb 28
    • 5 min

    Spotlight on Jayne Martin

    Jayne Martin talks to Joan Schweighardt about her new memoir, The Daddy Chronicles, and flash writing.
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    Books We Loved, Feb. 2022
    C. P. Lesley
    • Feb 14
    • 4 min

    Books We Loved, Feb. 2022

    Books We Loved in February, by Muriel Barbery, Emma Donoghue, and K. B. Owen.
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    Writing Tips: Clothing Your Characters
    C. P. Lesley
    • Jan 28
    • 4 min

    Writing Tips: Clothing Your Characters

    Clothing may appear to be a superficial indicator of character, but there is more to it than you might think.
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    Books We Loved, Jan. 2022
    C. P. Lesley
    • Jan 14
    • 4 min

    Books We Loved, Jan. 2022

    Well, here it is, a new month and a new year. We hope everyone had a great holiday, with lots of good books to while away the evenings...
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    Spotlight on Faye Rapoport DesPres
    Joan Schweighardt
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 7 min

    Spotlight on Faye Rapoport DesPres

    Joan Schweighardt interviews Faye Rapaport DesPres about her children's book series featuring stray cats.
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    Books We Loved, Dec. 2021
    C. P. Lesley
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Books We Loved, Dec. 2021

    Books We Loved in Dec. 2021, by Jenny Bayliss, Jean Meltzer, and Jinny Webber
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    Writing Tips: Character Development
    Joan Schweighardt
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    Writing Tips: Character Development

    Joan Schweighardt discusses character development through interviews as preparation for writing a novel.
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    Books We Loved, Nov. 2021
    C. P. Lesley
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Books We Loved, Nov. 2021

    The nights are getting longer, the days colder, and the holidays fast approaching. All good reasons for stocking up on some great books....
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    Spotlight on G.P. Gottlieb
    Joan Schweighardt
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    Spotlight on G.P. Gottlieb

    We were thrilled to have the chance to interview G.P. Gottlieb, a true renaissance woman, for our October Spotlight feature. G.P. is a...
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    Books We Loved, Oct. 2021
    Five Directions Press
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Books We Loved, Oct. 2021

    Books We Loved in October 2021, by Amy Bloom, Ilene Schneider, and Rowenna Miller
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    Writing Tips: Who’s Talking?
    C. P. Lesley
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 7 min

    Writing Tips: Who’s Talking?

    A couple of months ago, we discussed getting into character when you are writing a novel in the third person—whether it reflects one...
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    Books We Loved, Sept. 2021
    C. P. Lesley
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Books We Loved, Sept. 2021

    Lauren Layne, To Sir, with Love (Gallery Books, 2021) I was sort of angry when I read the synopsis for To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne....
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    Spotlight on Jordan Rosenfeld
    Joan Schweighardt
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    Spotlight on Jordan Rosenfeld

    Jordan Rosenfeld is receptive to inspiration but knows how to work without it when she has to. She can build out a plot step by step, but...
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    Books We Loved, Aug. 2021
    Five Directions Press
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Books We Loved, Aug. 2021

    As we approach the last full month of summer (and where did those last two months go?), we still have time for long, lazy days of...
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