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Feb.27.2013
John was born Feb. 27, 1902, Salinas, California.
All blue collar and agricultural workers owe him a debt. Harvest Gypsies, In Dubious Battle, The Grapes of Wrath.
Call from New York and Eliane Steinbeck years ago. "Could you please pick up the telephone book, Mr. Hauk, and tell me how many times...
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Feb.24.2013
Little by little, I'm still lurching into the 21st century. The latest baby step...an "author page" on Facebook. Here's the link, https://www.facebook.com/runningwithstilettos, please stop by for a look and a "Like"!
www.runningwithstilettos.com
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Feb.24.2013
Want to be on the inside track where book awards are concerned? Here's the link to a blog by the National Book Critics Circle group.
Critical Mass
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Feb.22.2013
· Hardcover: 461 pages
· Publisher: Prometheus Books; 1st edition (April 4, 2006)
· Language: English
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Feb.21.2013
I don't use paper calendars anymore, but I might seek out this one - just for the sake of books you understand.
National Post
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Feb.20.2013
Here's a fascinating look at myself. Yeah, I know.
There's also links to SIX other cool authors you should check out at the end of the article.
http://readtomlucas.com/2013/02/20/the-next-big-thing-blog-hop/
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Feb.19.2013
Oh - yes - I am ready for my close up. Next year's calendar is already full - so much flesh (will the leaves be of fig, or of book). However, I will put myself foreword for 2015. No wintertime shoots, please. Have the wide-angled lens at the ready. [DE]
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Feb.19.2013
There's a certain aroma or, more properly, miasma surroundimg most regional writing, a stink of amateurism that is immediately apparent when you open a volume of the stuff; what comes wafting out is so unpleasant, it can induce gagging.
The province I call home features a particularly noxious...
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Feb.18.2013
Hey writers! A book cover is one of the most important considerations in launching a book, and from the link below you may get some hints of how to judge covers from this evaluation by The Millions.
Readers! You can play this game, too, you know. And you just may discover something about...
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Feb.17.2013
This weekend (it's 19 degrees this morning, snow on the ground) here in the Blue Ridge Mountains, trying to avoid cabin fever, I've been taking inventory of my books. I try to resist being a book version of King Midas (you'll remember he loved running his hands through his golden gains), but it's...
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