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Sirenland 2008

The Sirenland Writers Conference is accepting applications through 10/31. (You’ll want to check the pricetag.)

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The instant Kate Christensen library

After reading my interview with Kate Christensen, an interested but broke reader asked for “a little giveaway love.” So I looked into it, and Christensen’s publisher has agreed to send a copy of each of her novels — In the Drink, Jeremy Thrane, The Epicure’s Lament, and The Great Man — to one of you. This time I’m taking a . . .

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