Despite her public persona, Dolly Parton is a savvy business-person, which probably explains a music career that’s now well into its sixth decade.
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The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book. Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane, (1918-2006), better[…]
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Who knew? Turning off Location History on Google doesn’t actually turn off location history. That, at least, is the basis[…]
Read moreAn interview with Mandy Hager
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“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away,” is a phrase that may well apply to what’s claimed[…]
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People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. Saul Bellow Saul Bellow (1915-2005) is regarded as[…]
Read moreThe world’s richest short story prize
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Read moreCover creation gone weird
This seems appropriate after yesterday’s Isaac Asimov quote since Asimov cut his teeth writing for pulp magazines with covers like[…]
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