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Issue 15 / September 2009

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Ten Novels that Nail the College Experience

Is there one single novel that captures the college experience? Well ... no. The institution you decide to attend, the subjects you choose to study, and your own predilection for hitting the books versus enjoying all of the other ,...

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It's Sci-Fi, but Not as We Know It by Miguel Fernandes Ceia

Was it surprising when the British Library decided to curate an exhibition about science fiction? A bit, but that reveals more about our own prejudice towards the genre. The exhibition detailed the history of science fiction and divided the genre...

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Nikki Gemmell's Dangerous Top 10

My top ten books? They're all kind of sexy and vivid and compelling, involving dangerous writing in some way. The novels sing with an individual voice; the non-fiction with courage. All are a galloping read, and all are immensely inspiring...

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John Hart's Desert Island Top 10

Choosing the perfect desert island reading is tricky business. I would want books that entertain, but do so well enough to read more than once, the kind that reveal deeper levels as you spend more time between the covers. I...

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Weird and Wonderful Children

In my novel, The Family Fang, the two children in the story, Buster and Annie (Child A & Child B to their parents) exist in a strange world of their parents' making and, thus, become weird themselves. I was interested...

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