Our online literary auction will speed to its cyberconclusion, with last bids accepted between approximately 10:30 and 11:30 pm tonight at our ebay auction site. Click on the link to see bids, and keep coming back through Sunday evening. Thanks!
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Remember the 49 Writers First Friday book signing from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. tonight at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 427 D St. in Anchorage. Deb Vanasse will be signing read-aloud titles for young readers (Under Alaska’s Midnight Sun, Totem Tale, Alaska Animal Babies) and books for older readers (Amazing Alaska, ages 7-10; A Distant Enemy,
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How could you not want this? I want this. Two nights at Sheep Mountain Lodge, for cheap! I would bring skis, rum, and a bunch of books: maybe Cloud Atlas, which I’ve been meaning to start, or The Women, or maybe Cold Mountain, which nearly everyone has read except me. Cold Mountain for Sheep Mountain.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about talent, and about — ahem — “coupling” as the subtitle of “Bonk” puts it. In two books. (Well that covers almost everything, doesn’t it?) These fascinating books, by authors Dan Coyle and Mary Roach, just came to my p.o. box as donations to our Book Bag fundraiser. For
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I’m not a big shopper, so while others are braving the stores at this time of year, I shift into a less glamorous mode: assessment and planning. As always, I’ll reflect on my writing – where it’s been, where it’s going – but this year I’ll also ponder our programs here at the 49 Alaska
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Dyson shooting a black powder rifle at Bannock, a Montana ghost town. “If everybody loves you, then you probably aren’t that interesting.” That’s some of the best author advice I’ve heard. It comes from Sharpie-art wearer, code-lover, Marmalade Sunlover, Alaskan-at-heart Cindy Dyson. On September 21, 2009, we first ran this interview with Dyson, whose novel
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Ready for leftovers – and online shopping? Our Online Holiday Literary Auction starts Nov. 26 and runs through Dec. 5 with literary services and items of interest to readers and writers, from a two-night stay at Sheep Mountain Lodge to a partial manuscript critique by a New York editor. View items and place your bid
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Turkeys are cooking, but here at 49writers, we’re launching our next online experiment and we’re hoping you’ll take part and help spread the word. On Black Friday, we’ll begin our first ONLINE HOLIDAY LITERARY AUCTION, which will run for 10 days at ebay. This is the second part of our paired online fundraisers which support
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I’m back from a whirlwind author tour of Southeast Alaska – Ketchikan, Sitka, and Juneau – a scheme initially concocted by Charlotte Glover, 49 writers member/fan/contributor and librarian extraordinaire, pictured here with her assistant Debbie and me. Debbie, by the way, makes wonderful posters and displays for their visiting authors. I’m seconding Tricia’s shout-out to
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A couple of months ago, a woman in our book club showed up with her sleek Kindle while the rest of us were toting along curled-cover softbound editions of The Help. I was curious about the device, but an uneasy sense of reader-pity also rose up: Oh, you poor thing. You’ve lost your way. The
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