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Tag: writer’s life

Alison Maeser Brimley
  • by Michael Andrew Ellis
  • Posted on April 16, 2018April 20, 2018

Q&A with Alison Maeser Brimley

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The Long Road
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  • Posted on March 20, 2018April 17, 2018

Debut Authors, Sophomore Books, and the Long Game

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Jennifer Quist
  • by Andrew Hall
  • Posted on March 9, 2018April 18, 2018

Q&A with Jennifer Quist, author of “The Apocalypse of Morgan Turner”

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  • Posted on February 10, 2018April 17, 2018

Why Do I Write? by Diane Stringam Tolley

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  • by Guest
  • Posted on February 8, 2018April 17, 2018

The Spirit is a River

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Tim Wirkus
  • by Guest
  • Posted on January 22, 2018June 29, 2018

The Infinite Future: An interview with Tim Wirkus

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Claire Åkebrand
  • by Guest
  • Posted on December 14, 2017April 17, 2018

Claire Åkebrand introduces her debut novel “The Field Is White”

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  • by Sarah Dunster
  • Posted on August 17, 2016August 18, 2016

On Writing, Mom-ing and Critics: An interview with Danette Hansen

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  • Goldberg and Goldberg, “Latter-day Sikh: From a Guru’s Feet to a Prophet’s Call” (Reviewed by James D. Holt)
  • Crosby, Richards, “Latter-day Eloquence: Two Centuries of Mormon Oratory” (Reviewed by Kevin Folkman)
  • Shosted and Davis “The Deseret Alphabet: A Fixed and Unalterable Sound” (Reviewed by El Call)
  • Hess, “World Running Down” (Reviewed by Andrew Hamilton)

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