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Great Titles to Add to the NYT Best of 2010 Lists

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michiko Kakutani, Walter Mosley, Dwight Garner, Best Books of 2010, Chitra Divakaruni, Tajana Soli, Susanna Daniel, Janet Maslin, Emma Donoghue, S.J. Bolton. Elisabeth Tova Bailey, Lorcan Roche, The Donner Party, Julia Glass, Gabrielle Burton, Antonya Nelson, Books News
Nina Sankovitch

In a year when so many good books were published, my own list of the best of 2010 includes some truly great books missing from the NYT collection.

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The 15 Most Overrated Contemporary American Writers (PHOTOS)

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jhumpa Lahiri, Jorie Graham, American Fiction, William T. Vollmann, American Poetry, Amy Tan, Michiko Kakutani, Book Reviewing, Antonya Nelson, Junot Diaz, Slidepollajax, Overrated Authors, Overrated American Authors, Bestsellers, Literary Prizes, Authors, Writers, Books News
Anis Shivani

Are the writers receiving the major awards and official recognition really the best writers today? Or are they overrated mediocrities with little claim to recognition by posterity?

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Voice in Fiction: A Favorite MFA/Writing Program Shibboleth

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Writing Instruction, Salman Rushdie, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, L.A. Times Festival of Books, Creative Writing, Characterization in Writing, Junot Diaz, George Orwell, Plot in Writing, Voice in Fiction, Mfa Programs, Michael Chabon, Chang-Rae Lee, Style in Writing, Dave Eggers, James Joyce, Antonya Nelson, Writing Technique, Books News
Anis Shivani

I hope I never see the day when I've found my voice. How is it possible to ever find your voice? Voice is mystical. It puts the writer on a pedestal. No writer worth his salt ought to want that.

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