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Nov.12.2008
Hi all,
Today on the 5th day of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing VBT, my co-author Anne K. Edwards has a guest post over at The Book Connection: Impact of Online Reviewers on Newspapers.
I hope you'll stop by to take a look. Comments are welcome!
Mayra
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Nov.10.2008
Hi all,
Today on the 4th day of my VBT I'm over at http://charsbookreviews.blogspot.com
Stop by if you get a chance to read Charlotte's review of my book.
Best,
Mayra
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Nov.08.2008
Hello all,
Today I'm over at Mary Cunningham's blog with a humorous piece about Amazon reviewers and mothers in law.
If you'd like to take a look, the link is
http://cynthiasattic.blogspot.com
Feel free to leave a comment below my guest post (if you have the time).
Best,Mayra
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Nov.06.2008
Hi all,
Today on our second day of our VBT, Annd K. Edwards and I will be stopping at Book Pleasures for an interview with Editor in Chief Norm Goldman.
You may read the interview here.
For the complete November schedule, please visit www.slipperybookreview.wordpress.com
Thanks!
Mayra Calvani
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Nov.05.2008
Hi all,
This last October I had the pleasure of interviewing 20+ horror authors, publishers, ezine editors, booksellers, bloggers and commentators on a month-long Halloween Festival.
You may find the interviews here:
http://thedarkphantom.wordpress.com/category/halloween-festival/
Happy reading!...
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Nov.04.2008
Hi all,
My November virtual book tour has begun!
I know most of you are voting today, but if you get a chance, I'd liketo invite you to stop by Donna McDine's blog to read the prologue of mybook, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing. I'll be there today to answerreview-related questions.
The link...
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Oct.04.2008
Fantastic Literature is UK's largest online supplier of out of print, rare and used books in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, thrillers, ghost stories, weird tales and the macabre. Currently, their store has over 19,000 titles for sale in paperback, hardcover, and magazine...
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Oct.02.2008
Today on the second installment of my Spine Chillin' interviews, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Gordon Clemmons, editor of the new dark speculative ezine, Shadeworks. Clemmons talks about what makes a great horror story and shares with us the most common mistakes he often encounters in...
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Sep.22.2008
Hi all,
My co-author Anne K. Edwards and I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Norm Goldman of http://www.bookpleasures.com.
We talked about our book, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, and writing and reviewing.
You may read the interview here.
Cheers!
Mayra
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Jun.27.2008
Practitioners of Traditional Asian Medicine have used bear gall bladders and bile for 3,000 years. Yet it wasn't until the 1980's that the cruel, intensive 'farming' of bears began. Though there have been positive developments with the Vietnamese government recently, bear farming still takes place...
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Jun.20.2008
Hi,
Some news about Amazon:
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2008_amazon_fighting4?
If you're an animal advocate, you may consider sending a message to Amazon's CEO (using the link above) to stop him from selling material that promotes illegal animal fighting.
Thanks,
Mayra
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Jun.17.2008
Hi all,
Book Reviewing Month continues....
My two latest guests are Sharyn McGinty of In the Library Reviews andKatie McNeill of Katie's Reading.
Sharyn McGinty is the Print Review Coordinator of In the LibraryReviews, a review site also featuring author interviews, spotlights,and contests. Started...
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Jun.17.2008
June is ‘Book Reviewing’ month at Blogcritics Magazine!
To promote the release of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, I will be interviewing about 20 reviewers and review editors during the month of June. Learn all about the business of book reviewing and what’s in the mind of some of the most...
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About Mayra
Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She’s co-author of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, a ForeWord Best Book of the Year Award Winner and a 2011 Global eBooks Award Winner. She’s had over 300 stories, articles, interviews...
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Causes Mayra Calvani Supports
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary
Mayra’s Favorite Books
The Stranger, The Awakening, Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, Blindness, Interview with the Vampire, Diamond Dogs: A Novel.