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A Report from Italy’s Unique “Women’s Fiction Festival”

By Beate Boeker The seventh Women’s Fiction Festival (WFF) took place in Matera, Italy, from Sept. 23rd to Sept. 26th, 2010. Matera is located in  … 

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Can Fiction Be Trusted to Tell the Truth?

By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead story, José Rodrigues dos Santos discusses the complicated relationship between truth and fiction, in both journalism and novels. He argues  … 

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Is Having Children an Unexpected Path to Publishing Success?

By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story describes the success Mark Garcia-Prats’ mother found as an author in the midst of raising ten sons. While this  … 

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Cape Town Book Fair Strives, Struggles to Nurture “Africa’s Book Garden”

By Kelvin Smith Now in its fifth year, the Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) — which starts this Friday, July 30, and runs through Monday,  … 

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Does the Book Biz Set Up Second Books to Fail?

By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story recounts the travails of various authors, agents and editors in dealing with selling, writing and publishing second books. It’s  … 

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The Second Book Conundrum: Selling It, Writing It, Publishing It

By Rachel Aydt • Some people think that there’s a “second book jinx.” Is it real? • Writers, editors and publicists explain the challenges facing  … 

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Pilgrimages: African Travel Writing, By and For Africans

By Mark Garcia-Prats In hopes of extending the positive attention about Africa stemming from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, The Chinua Achebe Center  … 

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Is Bookselling a Good or Bad Job for a Writer?

By Edward Nawotka I often people that I learned more over the four years I spent working in a bookstore than I did at university.  … 

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What Types of Books are Better Served by Authors Collaborating?

By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead article author Clay Shirky notes that intense collaboration is changing the very definition of the word author. “So a  … 

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Is a Writer’s Expectation of Riches Now Unrealistic?

By Edward Nawotka In today’s editorial, “We Are All Poets Now” author Nina de Gramont writes movingly about her experience of falling in-and-out of favor  … 

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