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The 10 Best John Ashbery Poems

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Ask ALLi Member Q&A with Joseph Alexander and Orna Ross

By Jay Artale This month’s Ask ALLi special guest is non-fiction indie authors Joseph Alexander who built his Fundamental Changes guitar series into a instantly recognizable author brand. Find out some of the secrets of his success, and listen in as he and Orna answer self-publishing questions posed by our ALLi Members. …read more Source:: Ask ALLi Member Q&A with Joseph Alexander and Orna Ross

Staff Pick: ‘Fear City’ by Kim Phillips-Fein

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 19, 2017

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What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

By Steve Inskeep In his new book, journalist Tom Ricks explains how the conservative British politician and the leftist author of 1984 challenged their respective political parties. (Image credit: AP) …read more Source:: What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

What If Willy Wonka Was Your Dad? Roald Dahl’s Magical Parenting With Food

By Dan Pashman Food played a big role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dahl’s other books. His daughter remembers fanciful “midnight feasts” and says her father used mealtime to test out new characters. (Image credit: Courtesy of Michael Faircloth) Food played a big role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dahl’s other books. His daughter remembers fanciful “midnight feasts” and says…

What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

By Steve Inskeep In his new book, journalist Tom Ricks explains how the conservative British politician and the leftist author of 1984 challenged their respective political parties. (Image credit: AP) …read more Source:: What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, ‘My Side Is Wrong’

There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author

By Beth Bacon No successful authors today can really publish all by themselves, so let’s find a new moniker that acknowledges the team-management elements of the job. The post There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author appeared first on Digital Book World. …read more Source:: There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Published Author

When Less Is More (shelftalker)

By Meghan Dietsche Goel An appreciation for novels in verse. …read more Source:: When Less Is More (shelftalker)

Solar Stasis | Discoveries

By Josie Mitchell ‘And there came from the land of Britain a prophet, whose name was Jeremy. And he cried aloud in the wilderness, and said, Behold, I bring you hope.’ Anthony Lane’s account of the High Priestess Theresa May and prophet Jeremy Corbyn lends a Biblical significance to the British election. In their foreword to The Racial Imaginary, Claudia Rankine and Beth Loffreda reframe the…