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Notes. Notes? Notes!
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What Genre Does Best
Why do we even bother making up stories about dragons and vampires and murder?
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Five of My Very Favorite Openings in Fiction
How to kick-start a novel, how to hook a reader, and how to party-crash a genre.
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The Books that Belong on the Shelf with No Name
What happens when the novels you admire the most aren't like anything else at all?
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How to Read Recklessly, Part 2
Six of my favorite reckless reads of 2022, and how I found them.
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How to Read Recklessly, Part One
Last year, I knew my reading habits had to change. So I undertook a grand experiment.
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