Daily Archives: January 5, 2010

Exactly What I Wanted: On Writing and Healing

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Some years back, my sister gave me a copy of Louise DeSalvo’s Writing as a Way of Healing (Beacon Press, 1999). It sat on my shelf as I debated whether its contents would be grim or admonishing. I was wrong … Continue reading →


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Exactly What I Wanted: YA Fantasy

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By Jennifer Stevenson If you’ve been pigging out on the gusher of great new young adult fantasy for girls, get ready to swoon. Flora’s Dare, book two in the Flora Fyrdraaca novels by Ysabeau Wilce, is smart YA fantasy for … Continue reading →


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Exactly What I Wanted: Murder, Mayhem, Life & Death Dilemmas

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Is that not too cute?  Some detailed numbers are coming out for US publishing in 2009, and according to Crains, it was nowhere near as bad as it could have been.  Books sales essentially held their own, and if e-books are … Continue reading →


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