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Ask an Author: Double Feature! Pi Day, and Answering the “What do you do for a living” Question

March 24, 2016
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I hope you had the time to celebrate Pi Day!  I know, I know, it’s just another way to get us to spend time, energy, and resources on something utterly unimportant.  But at the same time, it’s not that hard to add a pie to one’s day.  Then again, who really needs an excuse to… Read More Ask an Author: Double Feature! Pi Day, and Answering the “What do you do for a living” Question

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Author Spotlight: Kristyn Kusek Lewis

March 3, 2016
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While the kind of drama found in reality shows can be appealing, it leaves me dissatisfied, much like junk food does. And so when books like author Kristyn Kusek Lewis’ Save Me come across my desk, I take the time to savour every page. In this case, I particularly liked the study in the subtlety… Read More Author Spotlight: Kristyn Kusek Lewis

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Ask an Author: Double Feature! Writing and Editing, and when Real Life is Stranger than Fiction

February 25, 2016
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Fine, fine, fine. Yes, I did it again. This week, two questions were submitted to our group of authors, and both of them were inspired, yet again, by the recently completed round of new The X-Files episodes. But yet again, there is nothing paranormal about the answers to either question; one delves once more in… Read More Ask an Author: Double Feature! Writing and Editing, and when Real Life is Stranger than Fiction

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Author Spotlight: Katarina Bivald

February 11, 2016
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In Katarina Bivald’s book, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend–which I reviewed last month–a small town is suffering the consequence of a mass exodus of its population.  In the questions and attitudes of its remaining residents one can find the way such a exodus affects them; faced with their pain I found myself wondering how… Read More Author Spotlight: Katarina Bivald

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Ask an Author: Rule Breaker or Rule Follower?

February 11, 2016
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I’m sorry guys, but I have to confess that yet again, The X-Files revival totally influenced my choice of question to set before our cabal of wonderful authors. But I would like to point out that, as regular Sahar’s Blog readers have noticed in the last few weeks, although the show has basically gone from… Read More Ask an Author: Rule Breaker or Rule Follower?

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Author Spotlight: Menna van Praag

February 4, 2016
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Menna van Praag’s The Dress Shop of Dreams was a great book for me to read and review. I mentioned how I felt that, in a society driven mainly by scientific fact and logical reasoning, it’s nice to believe that perhaps magic does still exist. I was touched by the story this author had weaved,… Read More Author Spotlight: Menna van Praag

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Ask an Author: When a Character Comes to Life and Takes Over

January 28, 2016
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I must confess that the title of this feature sounds like an episode of The X-Files probably because of my obsession with the show and its recent revival. Regular Sahar’s Blog readers know that although the show has basically taken over my life in recent days, I’m still sticking to my regular posting schedule, including… Read More Ask an Author: When a Character Comes to Life and Takes Over

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Blog Review: Fifteen Great Blogs Round-Up (Part II of III)

January 15, 2016
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Since starting this feature back in August, I have had the pleasure of discovering and/or reviewing 15 blogs. I was expecting to have to go through one of my biggest difficulties when reviewing books or music: having to find something nice to say about something that really didn’t impress me. Thankfully this wasn’t the case,… Read More Blog Review: Fifteen Great Blogs Round-Up (Part II of III)

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Ask an Author: New Year, New Beginnings

January 14, 2016
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A new year is all about new beginnings, so this edition of the Ask an Author feature focuses on the beginnings of our authors. We asked them, quite simply, what inspired them to write their first book. In my case, I was always crafting stories for my sisters and my cousins’ playtime; my Mom, God… Read More Ask an Author: New Year, New Beginnings

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Author Spotlight: Jennifer Niven

December 24, 2015

If I were to list my favourite books of 2014, Jennifer Niven’s All The Bright Places would definitely make it. Actually, it would probably be on my top ten books of 2014 (although it’s set to be published in January 2015). It took a lot of self-control not to post the original seven page review… Read More Author Spotlight: Jennifer Niven