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Books We Loved, Sep. 2023
Books We Loved in September 2023, by T. C. Boyle, Alix Christie, and Beth O'Leary
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Five Directions Press
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Aug. 2023
Books We Loved in August 2023, by Stephanie Cowell, Fonda Lee, and Andrew Miller
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Joan Schweighardt
- Jul 29
- 6 min
Interview with Lynn C. Miller
Spotlight interview with the author Lynn C. Miller, who has just published a short story collection, The Lost Archive
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Five Directions Press
- Jul 15
- 5 min
Books We Loved, July 2023
Books We Loved at Five Directions Press in July, by Allegra Goodman, Jennifer Savran Kelly, and Luis Alberto Urrea
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Joan Schweighardt
- Jun 30
- 3 min
The Writer's Life: Paths to Possibility
The Writer's Life: Joan Schweighardt discusses the inspiration for her characters Ben and Lola in her new novel "Under the Blue Moon"
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Five Directions Press
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Books We Loved, June 2023
Books We Loved in June, by Akwaeke Emezi, Alison Goodman, and Kate Morton—sent in by the authors of Five Directions Press
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Joan Schweighardt
- May 26
- 4 min
Spotlight on Claudia Hagadus Long
Interview with Claudia H. Long, author of Nine Tenths of the Law, Our Lying Kin, and other novels
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Five Directions Press
- May 14
- 4 min
Books We Loved, May 2023
Books We Loved in May, by Ginny Kubitz Moyer, Rebecca Makkai, and Ann Napolitano
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C. P. Lesley
- Apr 28
- 5 min
The Writer’s Life: Characters That Cooperate
With this issue of our online newsletter, we broaden our “Writing Tips” rubric to include an inside look at the writer’s life—starting...
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Five Directions Press
- Apr 16
- 5 min
Books We Loved, Apr. 2023
Books We Loved in April 2023, by Sarah Adams, C.S. Harris, and Anne Korkeakivi
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Joan Schweighardt
- Mar 26
- 6 min
Spotlight on R.D. Kardon
Written interview with R.D. Kardon, author of the Flygirl Trilogy
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Five Directions Press
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Books We Loved, Mar. 2023
Books We Loved in March 2023, by G.P. Gottlieb, Molly Greeley, and Joanna Lowell
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C. P. Lesley
- Feb 28
- 7 min
Writing Tips: Weather
When, how—and how not—to use weather to reveal character and setting in fiction
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Five Directions Press
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Feb. 2023
Books we loved in February 2023, by Sophie Cousens, Maggie O'Farrell, and Sheri Cobb South
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Joan Schweighardt
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Spotlight on Chelsea Stickle
Joan Schweighardt shines a spotlight on flash fiction writer Chelsea Stickle in this month's interview.
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Five Directions Press
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Jan. 2023
Books We Loved in January 2023, by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, Allison Winn Scotch, and Susan Stokes-Chapman
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C. P. Lesley
- Dec 31, 2022
- 6 min
Writing Tips: Setting the Scene
The importance of setting in a novel—so long as you don't overdo it.
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Five Directions Press
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
Books We Loved, Dec. 2022
Books We Loved in December 2022, by T. C. Boyle, Sam Lipsyte, and Anne Perry
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C. P. Lesley
- Nov 30, 2022
- 6 min
Spotlight on A. E. Wasserman
Spotlight interview with A. E. Wasserman, author of the Lord Langsford Historical Mysteries
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Five Directions Press
- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
Books We Loved, Nov. 2022
Books We Loved in November, by Nicola Cornick, Anthony Doerr, and Christopher M. Hood
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