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Emily Stewart
- Feb 15, 2019
Around the Web: More on Dan Mallory, a Teacher on Reading, Portmanteaus, and How to Write a Book Rev
Welcome back to Around the Web, friends! I’m writing this from my home office where, thanks to my landlord’s snow blower, I’ve managed to avoid being completely snowed in. Still, there’s tons of snow on roads, and the sidewalks, and just about everywhere else, so I’m planning on an indoor weekend. If you’re not a snow person, I’ve got a couple of links to help you pass the time. This week, I’ve got another take on Dan Mallory, an educator on teaching reading, a language post,
Emily Stewart
- Feb 8, 2019
Around the Web: Dan Mallory, Thesaurus Facts, a Rare Discovery, and Valentine's Comics
Hello friends! It’s me again, back to share some links from around the web. This week I’ve got a wild tale of publishing, some thesaurus trivia, a discover, and some comic recommendations. Dan Mallory’s Career of Lies The New Yorker published an exposé on one of the top selling authors of last year, Dan Mallory. Not familiar with that name? Well maybe you’ve seen the name A.J. Finn on the cover of The Woman in the Window. As it turns out, his career has just as many twists as
Emily Stewart
- Feb 1, 2019
Around the Web: A Reading Study, the Locus List, the Indie Writers' Deathmatch, and an Instagram
Happy Friday and happy first day of February, friends. It’s been a busy week for the CDP team as we got ready for two of our authors, David Cole and Kat Hawthorne, to attend the OLA Super Conference. If you were also busy closing out the month, I hope you get some time to relax this weekend. To that end, I’ve got your weekly dose of bookish links. This week I’m sharing a new study on reading, the Locus reading list, a short story competition, and a social media activity to ta
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