The Book of Laney

Category: Massachusetts

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+ 2015, Engine Books, event, fiction, Lacewing Books, Massachusetts, Myfanwy Collins, New England, novel, reading, small press, THE BOOK OF LANEY, writers, writing books, young adult

self-promotion, bookselling, blah blah blah

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As you probably know, I am in the middle of launching my new book, THE BOOK OF LANEY. It is a young adult novel and so a bit of a departure for me. I am extremely proud of this book and I hope those of you who have read it will believe me and know this to be true when I say it: I … Read More self-promotion, bookselling, blah blah blah

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+ 2015, books, bookstore, event, fiction, Lacewing Books, literary, Massachusetts, Myfanwy Collins, Nature, Newburyport, novel, reading, THE BOOK OF LANEY, writers, writing books, young adult

the bluff

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This picture is of the bluff where Laney lived with her grandmother. Of course, the one in the book is made up but this is the one I based it upon. This bluff exists in the lake where I grew, a place where I felt most free and also most trapped. As a child, I lived in the woods, the water, the mountains. As … Read More the bluff

+ books, Echolocation, Engine Books, literary, Massachusetts, Myfanwy Collins

An Echolocation Interview

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+ Engine Books, independent, Massachusetts, Myfanwy Collins, New England, novel, reading

I’m Reading at Newtonville Books tonight at 7PM!

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The first of my readings for Echolocation is tonight at Newtonville Books, an awesome bookstore which is supportive of independent presses. Go, Newtonville! Here are my responses to the Newtonville Books Questionnaire. Hope to see you there!

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Sixth Annual Newburyport Literary Festival

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I am so lucky to live in a town (or a town neighboring to a town) which values literature and reading so much that each year for the past six years it holds an annual literary festival. Today began for me with reading for Paul Harding’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel Tinkers. The auditorium was packed and the first thing I learned about Harding, which I … Read More Sixth Annual Newburyport Literary Festival

+ books, Massachusetts, memoir, New England, Newburyport, nonfiction, writers

Townie, by Andre Dubus III

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After she finished reading Andre Dubus III’s new memoir Townie one of my friends called me and asked, “Is this book as good as I think it is or is it just that I grew up around all of these places he writes about?” I told her that while place is certainly important in the book, the book is exactly as good as she … Read More Townie, by Andre Dubus III

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Reading / Newtonville Books / Small Press Saturday / Oct. 2 @ 2PM

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On October 2nd (two days from now) at 2PM, I’ll be reading at Newtonville Books Small Press Saturday. Here are the details: Sat, Oct 2, 2PM: Small Press Saturday with Ampersand Books, Dzanc Books, Madras Press, Rose Metal Press, and Small Anchor Press. Join us as we celebrate independent publishing with the editors and contributors to these fine presses: Ampersand Books: Benjamin Lowenkron will … Read More Reading / Newtonville Books / Small Press Saturday / Oct. 2 @ 2PM

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