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Which author has the greatest body of work?
Greetings, fellow literature-lovers! In case you missed it, we featured two great pieces here on BTMU last week: Zork (the) Hun’s incredibly hon…
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Space Cadets
Greetings, fellow fiction-lovers! Today, I’m excited to bring you a fascinating Sci-Fi short story from James Ron. James writes Before I Forget . . …
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James Ron
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When Universes Collide
The Collector by John Fowles
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Zork (the) Hun
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Which book do you wish you'd never read?
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A.S. Byatt, you will be missed
Possession: A Romance
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Sarah Harkness
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Stuck on Saddleback
How two friends came face to face with the eyes of a killer.
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Ben Monaco
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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The Declining Academic
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Subscriber Writing Roundup
Edition IV
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Call for October’s Subscriber Writing!
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“You can never be wise until you learn to love reading.”
Samuel Johnson
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Henry Oliver
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Which book hurt you the most?
Greetings, my fellow bibliophiles! In case you missed it, we hosted two excellent pieces of writing here last week: Paul Moxness’s brilliant loo…
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Giuseppe and Me
A Short Story
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Robin Reardon
Immigrants Are Immigrants All Their Lives
A Son of the Circus by John Irving
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Paul Moxness
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What’s the most scared you’ve ever been reading a book?
Happy Halloween (almost!), my fellow bibliophiles! In case you missed it, we hosted two excellent pieces here on BTMU last week: Gareth L. Powell
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The Books That Made Us
The Books That Made Us
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