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Cringe Book Review Clichés That Deserve To Die

Cringe Book Review Clichés That Deserve To Die

67 words or phrases we’ve all seen too often
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Janice Harayda
May 17
What I Didn’t Know About Book Banners Until They Hit My Town

What I Didn’t Know About Book Banners Until They Hit My Town

I’d covered them as a journalist but didn’t realize their real aims until they came for my library
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Janice Harayda
May 12
What Is Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’ Really ‘About’?

What Is Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’ Really ‘About’?

Jump into the conversation at my classic-short-stories club
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Janice Harayda
May 11
Why I Couldn’t Finish The 2025 Pulitzer Fiction Winner, ‘James’

Why I Couldn’t Finish The 2025 Pulitzer Fiction Winner, ‘James’

Another look at my problems with an acclaimed novel
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Janice Harayda
May 5
Medium’s Stats Are A Train Wreck

Medium’s Stats Are A Train Wreck

Something has gone badly wrong when you get 3 reads and earn $.08 for a boosted story on the first page of a Google search
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Janice Harayda
Apr 30
What Joan Didion’s Final Book Reveals About Succeeding As A Writer

What Joan Didion’s Final Book Reveals About Succeeding As A Writer

A newly discovered manuscript shows that a lot of problems don’t go away after you’re famous
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Janice Harayda
Apr 29
The Free App That Changed My Life

The Free App That Changed My Life

I liked the birds in books better until I found this one
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Janice Harayda
Apr 26
Breaking Up With A Favorite Magazine Is Hard To Do

Breaking Up With A Favorite Magazine Is Hard To Do

How I made the painful decision to stop subscribing to a publication I’d loved after years as a reader
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Janice Harayda
Apr 25
How Good Sources Help You Sell Your Stories To Editors And Readers

How Good Sources Help You Sell Your Stories To Editors And Readers

5 ways to choose the right ones and avoid getting burned by AI or other tools that can lead you astray
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Janice Harayda
Apr 21
A Good Hare Day Like No Other

A Good Hare Day Like No Other

A finalist for a major book award shows how to tell a great story about an animal that’s stolen your heart (and not just at Easter)
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Janice Harayda
Apr 16
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