The following is a guest post by Gino Bardi, author of The Cow in the Doorway. Every now and then, a reader will approach me and pay me a gigantic compliment. “You have a terrific imagination,” he or she will say. I will nod appreciatively, and thank them profusely. I love compliments. Even when they are dead wrong. My imagination is probably no better than their own, and possibly much worse. What…
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A.C. Burch
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Behind the Scenes of The HomePort Journals
The following is a guest post by A.C. Burch, author of The HomePort Journals. His new book, A Book of Revelations, will be released by HomePort Press in June of 2016. With the upcoming launch of my book of short stories, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the genesis of my first novel, The HomePort Journals. My transition from musician to author was somewhat of a distraction in those early…
Dan Buri
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Interview with Dan Buri
Dan Buri graciously agreed to talk with Book Obsessed. His first collection of short stories, Pieces Like Pottery, was published in October 2015. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. First off, thank you for hosting me on your site, Cecile. You have a wonderful blog! This is a great place for us all to indulge in our shared love of reading and writing, isn’t it? Thank you…
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How I Came to Write
The following is a guest post by Meghan Hill, author of Making Room For You: A Practical Guide to Organizing You Home. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. When I was little, I wanted to be a visual artist. My paternal Grandmother, an oil painter, encouraged this by giving me sketchbooks, colored pencils, watercolors and paints for my…
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Traveling Left of Center by Nancy Christie
The following is a guest post by Nancy Christie, author of Traveling Left of Center. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. The Book There are some people who, whether by accident or design, find themselves traveling left of center. Unable or unwilling to seize control over their lives, they allow fate to dictate the path they take—often…
Alice Munro
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Alice Munro’s Nobel Lecture
Last week, the Nobel Prize website released a video of an interview with Alice Munro, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Being 82 years old, she was too frail to make the trip to Stockholm to accept the prize, but this video was a great way to learn more about this amazing Canadian writer. For those of you who are not familiar with her work, Alice Munro writes…
Lynn Coady
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Congratulations Lynn Coady!
Yesterday, Lynn Coady won the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2013 for her collection of short-stories called “Hellgoing”. In an emotional speech, she thanked her husband, her parents and her publisher. She also added that she was proud to be a Canadian writer, especially since authors were treated like movie stars in our country. About the book (from the publisher’s website, House of Anansi): With astonishing range and depth, Scotiabank Giller Prize winner…