Recently, I asked a debut novelist what events she had planned around her book launch. She shrugged and said, “Not much. Most marketing is done online
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In Praise of Public Libraries
I recently had the honor of speaking at the 2016 New England Library Association Conference. As I walked up the steps to the podium, I kept my eyes
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Debut Author Virginia Franken Talks about Flawed Characters, Her (New) Addiction to Coffee, What Dance Taught Her about Writing, and More
In her entertaining debut novel, Life After Coffee, Virginia Franken offers us the story of coffee buyer Amy O'Hara, who has devoted so much time to
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One Writer’s Homage to Booksellers, Librarians & Readers
I'm not sure there's enough wine in the world to launch a new novel without the jitters. Luckily, writers have lots of people cheering us on. I'm not
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