The giveaway closes at 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, 9th September. If you’d like to enter, please leave a comment on either this post or the original one.
Good luck!

The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose
The giveaway closes at 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, 9th September. If you’d like to enter, please leave a comment on either this post or the original one.
Good luck!

The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose
The cover of A Roman Singer by F. Marion Crawford, 1884:

Cover of A Roman Singer by F. Marion Crawford, 1884
Sarah Orne Jewett ( author of The Country of the Pointed Firs) was born on 3 September 1849:

The writer in 1894. “Tact is after all a kind of mind-reading.”

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck [courtesy Flavorwire]
I’ve no idea how it happened, but I own two copies of The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose. As much as I love books, I obviously don’t need more than one copy of anything. I’ve decided to gift one lucky reader with the extra one.

The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose [cover image courtesy Goodreads]
To read more about the book, go here.
How to enter: leave a comment. That is all! If you’d like to go the extra mile and like us on Facebook, that would be lovely. The contest is open internationally. The winner will be chosen on 9th September 2014. Good luck!
This gallery contains 11 photos.

Weekend Reading [courtesy Book Riot]
[R]evolving Incarnations: A Questionnaire for Passionate Readers is back!
If you’re new(er) to A Small Press Life, here’s what you need to know:
[R]evolving Incarnations is an interview series done in classic Q&A format. Each entry features one intrepid writer/blogger/artist/creative mastermind as they take on the same 40 reading-themed questions and scenarios. It’s a fun, non-traditional take on the bookish survey format.
We are looking for new participants! If this sounds interesting, please leave a comment!
Here are past entries:
Be sure to check back on Friday, 5th September for the next installment.
No, that’s not a cat figurine! Chuck just has an unusual way of deciding which book to read next.

Chuck loves the classics!
Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss, 1927

Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss, 1927