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Check Out a Q&A I Did Over at Fossil Lake!

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Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling comes out later this month. In the meantime, you can check out a Q&A I did over on the anthology’s official blog. It was fun!

If you’d like to know some world-shattering tidbits about yours truly, such as my favourite aquatic-themed entertainment*, then head on over to Fossil Lake. While you’re there, be sure to read the entertaining profiles of my fellow Refossileers.

Refossileer Spotlight, Day 11-Alicia Austen

*Do you think it is…?

A. Cavorting at the beach

Gloria Swanson and Phyllis Haver

Gloria Swanson and Phyllis Haver

B. Whatever this is

Marine animals, fish and otters on the beach overlooking a bay with sailing boat and mountain in the distance by Jan van Kessel the Elder

Marine animals, fish and otters on the beach overlooking a bay with sailing boat and mountain in the distance by Jan van Kessel the Elder

C. Gaudy Esther Williams musicals

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Just Because I Like This Photo of Rex Beach, Writer and Olympic Medalist

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Rex Beach

Rex Beach

Rex Beach wrote many popular novels and plays, including the spectacularly successful The Spoilers (1906). This work alone has been adapted for film five times. He also won a silver medal at the 1904 Olympics. Event: Men’s (Team Competition) Water Polo. He committed suicide in 1949.

January Round-Up: Seven Cool Posts

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A Brief Reading Q&A with Diana Shafer of Terrific Friends!

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A Brief Reading Q&A with Diana Shafer of Terrific Friends

  1. Who are your favourite writers? Jonathan Lethem, John Steinbeck…it’s difficult to choose a favorite because I feel I haven’t read enough of one’s work for them to qualify. I once read just about all of Katherine Anne Porter’s works, but she ended up not being a favorite.
  2. What are your favourite books?
    Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
    The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
    Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
  3. What is your favourite genre? Contemporary Fiction and short stories, but I enjoy taking occasional fiction breaks and reading more meditative writings on food.
  4. Name your favourite dead writer(s). Carson McCullers, Raymond Carver (and of course Steinbeck).

The Terrific Friends Edgar Allan Poe Print giveaway has ended! The winner will be announced later today!