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Emily Stewart
- Apr 27, 2018
Around the Web: Women Writers and Independent Bookstore Day
Hello again CDP readers! From my desk, it appears we're finally breaking out of the clutches of winter, so I hope you've all got some pleasant plans for the weekend. If reading is on your to do list, here's a few of the things we found around the web this week. The Pay Gap Exists in Publishing Too Remember how all the Bronte sisters wrote using male pseudonyms? I’d like to think the days of women needing to use male names to be taken seriously and to sell their work are past

Emily Stewart
- Apr 20, 2018
Around the Web: The Awesome Debate, Poetry, Books, and Reading
Welcome back book friends! We’re pretty busy gearing up for the release of The Boatman at the end of the month (April 30th, to be exact), but that doesn’t mean we aren’t sneaking time to check book twitter and browse the web. There’s always time for more reading, right? Here’s what we found this week. Poet Facts It’s still poetry month and Mental Floss has just the info to supplement all the poetry you’ve been reading: info on your favourite poets. From writing preferences to

Adam Rocke
- Apr 16, 2018
So You Wanna Be a Writer — Part 11
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t heard that adage. Amazingly, it applies perfectly to the literary arena. Think I’m kidding? When was the last time you perused the New York Times Best Seller list? If you’re a writer with intentions of taking your craft to the career level (or even just the next level), I sincerely hope your answer is “Five minutes ago.” Okay, I’m being a tad tongue-in-cheek, but the sentiment holds true: so-called “profes

Emily Stewart
- Apr 13, 2018
Around the Web: Bedside Books, Women Writers, and Library Week in America
Welcome back everyone! Here's what's new around the web this week. Bedside Books Imagine, you're reading a book while on a trip and you notice there's only a few pages left. You're excited to find out how the plot wraps up, but behind that excitement, there's a certain discomfort - the kind that comes from knowing once you close that book, you don't have anything left to read. Disaster, am I right? Well, according to Forbes, there's a new program in the works to make running
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