October 23rd, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi, Uncategorized
BK: The subject of military separation lends itself to gravity and heartache. Yet, you’re funny. And the book is darkly humorous. I think you need to explain yourself!
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October 16th, 2009 | Posted by: Henry Baum, Kristen Tsetsi
The following questions are those I might ask if Baum were sitting in a store at a signing table. And I hadn’t read anything about his book. Not even the back of the jacket.
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October 15th, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi, Uncategorized
Coming Friday, Oct. 16 - Ask your own interview question and you could win a free copy of The American Book of the Dead!
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October 9th, 2009 | Posted by: Christopher Meeks
I’ve been trying to wrap my head around Michael Moore’s new movie Capitalism: A Love Story. The film is highly involving and tugs at one’s intellect and emotions—and afterwards makes viewers consider where they fit in economically in America. Here are Backword Books, I see us as a bunch of Joe the Plumbers.
Certainly we probably [...]
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October 2nd, 2009 | Posted by: Uncategorized
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Backword Books contest. A lot of amazing entries and great discussion ensued. So many great entrants, we’ve added one more giveaway. We’ve gone through all the entries and the grand prize goes to…
The Future of Self-Publishing from Open Salon by thinkfeel. Please check out this post, it’s a [...]
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September 30th, 2009 | Posted by: Uncategorized
The brain child of Kindle author Edward Patterson, who wanted to find a way to support military deployed overseas, Operation EBook Drop began small.
In a post on the Kindle Boards – an online community for Kindle authors and readers – Patterson writes, “Today on Amazon I bumped into a soldier currently serving in Iraq who [...]
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September 25th, 2009 | Posted by: Henry Baum, Kristen Tsetsi
The more people who download “Homefront” at Lulu.com, the more money I’ll be able to donate to Bumpus Harley-Davidson in Murfreesboro, TN so they can send their care packages to deployed troops.
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September 22nd, 2009 | Posted by: Uncategorized
September 21st, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi
When I was 21 and working as a quality assurance representative at a telemarketing agency, I’d recently ended a pretty serious relationship.
Not too long after the relationship ended, my roommate – at my silly, ill-conceived, and misguided recommendation – started dating my ex.
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September 17th, 2009 | Posted by: Kristen Tsetsi
The new “American Dream” ideal - dangerously infecting our youth culture - seems to also have infected the literary community.
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