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Investment Tips For the Aspiring Writer

Melanie Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melanie Benjamin

You would be surprised, in other words, by how many people who want to publish a book haven't actually read one. In a very, very long time.

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Age, Writing and Workshops

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marcia DeSanctis

Any idea that I was still a young woman was temporarily dispelled the first few days of the annual Tin House Writers Conference at Reed College in Portland Oregon.

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Oprah's Bad Book Club Pick

Rob Spillman | Posted 12.09.2011

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Rob Spillman

Uwem Akpan, a Nigerian Jesuit priest, is a maudlin, sappy writer, whose book only reinforces Western stereotypes about Africa.

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100 Reasons to Vote Against John McCain

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Win McCormack

22. Conservative colmnist Charles Krauthammer wrote that Obama has a "first-class intellect and a first-class temperament."

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What's the Matter with Minnesota?

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Win McCormack

Minnesota boasts the first Muslim Congressman in the United Stages, Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who has been attacked by conservative Glen Beck, formerly of CNN and now at Fox.

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McCain Family Values (3)

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Win McCormack

Loneliness, and neglect, seem to be the essence of Cindy's experience as Mrs. John McCain.

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A Tale of Two Scandals

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Win McCormack

"What's the big deal? Don't Democrats do exactly the same things? Aren't they just as hypocritical? Aren't they just as guilty as Republicans are?"

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McCain Wants to Be President: Those Who Know Him Best Express Alarm

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Win McCormack

Not for nothing did McCain carry the moniker "McNasty" during his prep school years. McCain's struggle with a volcanic and unstable temper has apparently been life-long.

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McCain's Family Values (1)

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Win McCormack

His response: "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt."

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