Anna Kovatcheva was born in Bulgaria and now lives in Brooklyn. She holds an MFA in fiction from New York University. Her chapbook, The White Swallow, was selected by Aimee Bender as the winner of the Gold Line Press Chapbook Competition; her short fiction has been anthologized in...
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Interview With an Author: Meg Shaffer
Meg Shaffer is the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game, w
A Handful of Keys: Jazz Piano Players
In the days of my youth, I rocked, and I rolled. I also got gothic, I raved til dawn, I reggaed to the rhythm, and I funked it up. Pick a pop music style, and I gave it my best go.
A Chat With Artist Ellen Harvey
Conceptual British-American artist Ellen Harvey has been commissioned to create an installation for the Los Angeles Public Library/Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ upcoming exhibition, No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention.
Interview With an Author: Dave Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell
Dave Klecha was born in Detroit and studied Russian and history in college. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
Los siete pasos de no dejar huellas
No Dejar Huellas es una ética que ayuda a todos a tener una excelente experiencia al aire libre, dejando la naturaleza mejor de como la encontramos. Al proteger nuestro medio ambiente, ayudamos a garantizar que estos mismos espacios sigan siendo hermosos para las generaciones venideras.
The Dog Days of Summer
It's hot! It's boiling! It's sweltering! What do you expect for the Dog Days of Summer? Now I want a Dodger dog and some air-conditioning! But I also want to know where the term Dog Days of Summer comes from, so on I go down that research rabbit hole. And what I found is a scorcher. Read on!
Interview With an Author: Bruce Borgos
Bruce Borgos lives and writes from the Nevada desert where he works hard every day to prove his high school guidance counselor had good instincts when he said, "You'll never be an astronaut." He has a degree in politic
Los esenciales básicos de senderismo
Los elementos esenciales básicos de senderismo para una aventura divertida y segura.
El senderismo es una forma divertida de hacer ejercicio y un excelente beneficio para la salud mental.
Interview With an Author and Editor: Terry J. Benton-Walker
Terry J. Benton-Walker grew up in rural GA and now lives in Atlanta with his husband and son, where he writes fantasy and horror for adults, young adults, and children.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.






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