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Spare Me: A Writer Finds Herself in Prince Harry’s Memoir
Midlist memoirist Susan Shapiro discusses how she’s exactly like, and just a wee bit different from, bestselling memoirist Prince Harry.
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Indigenous Authors Have More to Share Than Trauma Narratives
“There is a real possibility that a lot of our own literature is unwittingly perpetuating the narrative that tribal people are tragic,” writes Terria Smith, the director of California Indian Publishing at Heyday Books, “but there is much more to us than this.”
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Just the Facts? Not in Historical Fiction.
Historical fiction writer Christine Wells discusses the perils of sticking too tightly, or too loosely, to history.
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Finding Connection on Twitter
The founder of #FridayReads explains how Twitter, in spite of its many flaws, has been a net positive for the industry.
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Please Hold for Sterling Lord
One of Sterling Lord’s former clients looks back on the life of the legendary literary agent.
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Demythifying the University Press
Author and retired professor Harvey J. Graff challenges some long-held university press assumptions.
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What Memoir Writing Taught Me About Myself
Historical novelist Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop discovers her own story by switching focus—and genres.
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Rudy Ruiz Is Remembering the Past
The novelist and native Texan shines a light on history’s injustices and atrocities that few speak of.
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Susan Griffin Makes a Case for the Midlist
A midlist author discusses what readers lose when publishers put all of their resources behind would-be bestsellers.
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When It Comes to TikTok, Authors Must Manage Their Expectations
A publicist talks with authors about their experiences on TikTok and its impact on sales.
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