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For all fiction readers and writers by Dan Schorr, author of two novels (Final Table and Open Bar)
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Secrets of the Goodreads Fall Fiction List (opens the original)
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Subscribe now“What’s your favorite Caleb Lugo novel?” Julia asked.“I haven’t read them. I started one once.”“I’ve read them all,” she said with a sudden ultra-dramatic tone. “My favorite might be the one where there’s a murder in a small town and the residents are all full of dark secrets.”(Open Bar, Chap
Narrowing Down the Goodreads Fall Fiction List (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowThis week the Goodreads fall fiction list came out: Fall’s Top Adult Fiction, from Contemporary to Historical. It features 75 new novels scheduled for publication between August and December 2026. But 75 books is a lot, and I know you don’t have time to look through 75 book descriptions. I don’t either, but I did anyway you so you don’t have to.Below are four books from the list t
Final Table: The (Fake) Movie (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowI really thought I was done. I had no interest in emailing again with scammers who prey upon writers, after I already wrote about these cons here and here. It was surely a waste of time, and I felt like I had covered it all, so I began immediately deleting all the fraudulent emails I continued to rec
Author Interview: Andrea Leeb (Such a Pretty Picture) (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowWhen I attended the annual IBPA Book Award Ceremony in May, I was very fortunate to be seated next to attorney and author Andrea Leeb, whose book Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir “explores the long shadow cast by childhood abuse and the courage it takes to step into the light.”<a class="
Pub Day for Breathing Under Water by Jacqueline Friedland (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowLast night I attended a fun and interesting book launch event at Bedford Books for USA Today bestselling author Jacqueline Friedland, whose latest novel Breathing Under Water is available today! You can now get Breathing Under Water anywhere books are sold, such as <
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