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Giving Up the Ghostwriter
For over a decade, Kristin Loberg has quietly co-authored a long list of bestselling books for medical superstars like David Agus and Sanjay Gupta. Now she’s embroiled in a growing plagiarism scandal that has her celebrity clients worried sick
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How a Bestselling Author Revises One Sentence [Case Study]
Want to become a better writer? Learn how to edit your own writing. Mary Karr shows us how to edit and make our writing more vivid and dramatic ...
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At 83, The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood shows no signs of slowing down
In 2019, famed Canadian author Margaret Atwood lost her partner of 48 years, fellow novelist Graeme Gibson, to dementia. Gibson was diagnosed with the condition in 2012. His death was not unexpected – but it was a devastating loss for Atwood, a two-time Booker Prize winner and the author of more than 50 books.
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8 Books That the Authors Regretted Writing
Authors work hard on their books, they don't always like the results. Discover 8 books that authors regretted writing and why.
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In Which the Author Makes a Library Costume. Plus, a Bonus Babadook!
Kristin Cashore, author of the Graceling series and "Jane Unlimited"
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Author Interview – Kristin Johnson – Ain’t “U” Got No Manners?
On The Table Read, author and ghostwriter Kristin Johnson talks to JJ Barnes about her career and her new social media etiquette book, Ain't "U" Got No Manners?
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Best 6 Author Websites to Inspire You
These beautiful author websites are sure to inspire you to create your own! We also have some awesome tips for creating a stellar author website.
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7 Tips for How to Write a Book When You Have No Idea What You’re Doing
Not knowing where to start is a problem countless writers before us have faced and figured out, so if you are feeling a bit lost when it comes to your big dream, these seven things can help you move forward and better yet, jumpstart your writing career.
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Author Safety Survey
Bookangel launched a survey into author safety and privacy issues, such as online harassment, threats and physical confrontations. This was simply to find out how common these issues are, and what type of problems writers face. The results are shocking!
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Writing books is hard. Why do authors do it?
You can't drink writing or wear writing to keep you warm. It doesn't make good firewood, nor does it keep the rain out of your tent. What's the point?
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Average book word count: how many words should I write?
It's one of the first questions new authors ask: "How long should my book be? How many words should I write?" Here is some useful guidance, from children's books to fantasy novels.
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Some Canadian writers you haven’t met (yet) – Happy Canada Day 2021
Everybody loves a good book. It's almost Canada Day, and could there be a better time to discover new Canadian writers?These writers have very little in common. They are all Canadian. They are all
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Dr. Seuss books – to cancel or not to cancel?
It is right to rethink old literature. But does cancel culture amount to book burnings? Sooner or later, everybody gets cancelled, but I could not imagine why anybody would pick on Dr. Seuss, a childhood favorite of mine.
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Who Did J.K. Rowling Become?
Deciphering the most beloved, most reviled children’s-book author in history.
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This Is 'Creepy': Lawrence Wright Wishes His Pandemic Novel Had Gotten It Wrong
Lawrence Wright is not interested in saying "I told you so." At the beginning of his new novel, he writes: "Dear Reader, The events depicted in The End of October were meant to serve as a cautionary tale. But real life doesn't always wait for warnings." Wright's fictional tale is about a mysterious virus that starts in Asia, sweeps across continents, cripples the health care system, wrecks the economy, and kills people worldwide.
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Why Lafcadio Hearn’s Ghost Stories Still Haunt Us
In his fifty-four years among the living, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn wrote twenty-nine books in just about every conceivable genre—folktales, travelogues, novels, cookbooks, translations, dictionaries of proverbs—none of which can compete, in terms of sheer Dickensian horror and pluck, with the story of his own life. He was born in 1850 on the Greek island of Lefkáda (one of the Ionian Islands, at the time still under British control), to an Ionian mother named Rosa and an Irish father, Charles, who was stationed there as a staff surgeon in the British Army.
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A Strange Blight
As we grind up against the absolute limits of humanity’s use and misuse of our environment, it’s tempting to look to Silent Spring and ask why it had such a profound impact. By Meehan Crist.
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Science Fiction Doesn’t Have to Be Dystopian
In Ted Chiang’s new collection of stories, technology can be a force for human—and robotic—good. By Joyce Carol Oates.
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The Psychology of Russiagate
America in denial: Gabor Maté on the psychology of Russiagate. With Aaron Maté.
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Book Review: “A Traitor’s Guide to North Korea”
Andrei Rogatchevski reviews Forræderens Guide til Nord-Korea by Morten Traavik.
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