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advice, e-books, novel, publishing, reading, writing

10 Ways to Support Your Favorite Indie Authors

As an independently published author with my first novel due out next month, I have been so grateful for the outpouring of support from my friends (thank you so much; you all are amazing!). Some extra-awesome peeps have even asked […]

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019by Alicia Brown
memoir, reading

What I’m Reading: Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite

My friend Jen clipped this from Seventeen magazine for me. I’ve been a passionate fan of The Who since I was in high school: when all of my peers were swooning over the New Kids on the Block, I was […]

March 7, 2019August 4, 2019by Alicia Brown
historical fiction, reading

What I’m Reading: Another Brooklyn

I recently joined a book club — a phenomenal group of women that I feel privileged to know! — and this month’s selection was “Another Brooklyn” by Jacqueline Woodson. It’s a short book and can be read very quickly, but […]

February 18, 2019August 4, 2019by Alicia Brown
fun books, memoir, reading, workshop, writing

What I’m Reading: Let It Bleed

I’ve been a huge fan of Pamela Des Barres since I read “I’m With the Band” at age 15, and in recent years, I’ve had the good fortune to meet her in person and participate in her writing workshops. So […]

April 30, 2017by Alicia Brown
novel, prydain recaps, reading, writing, YA

The Story So Far…

(Or: How to Recap Four Books in Only Two Years) When I started this blog back in 2013, one of my challenges was finding topics to write about on a regular basis. Obviously, blogs are only worthwhile if they’re being […]

April 9, 2017by Alicia Brown
fun books, holidays, humor, memoir, news, novel, reading, words, writing

Musings on life, death, and the immortality of words

We interrupt this regularly scheduled “Taran Wanderer” chapter recap to reflect on the news events of this week – specifically, the deaths of Carrie Fisher (and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, a day later) and Richard Adams, author of my favorite […]

December 29, 2016by Alicia Brown
Atlanta Writers Club, body image, fun books, habits, reading, self-help, writing

What I’m Reading: Shine On

It’s not every day that I’m reading a book and suddenly up pops a mention of me, right there on the page. But that’s exactly what happened while I was reading Claire Cook’s “Shine On: How to Grow Awesome Instead […]

February 29, 2016by Alicia Brown
reading, teens, YA

What I’m Reading: Paper Towns

As I take a brief hiatus from my Prydain recaps, reading John Green’s “Paper Towns” seemed like a no-brainer, given my love for “The Fault in Our Stars,” plus the recent media coverage of the movie adaptation that drew me […]

August 22, 2015by Alicia Brown
fun books, Great Books, novel, reading, teens, writing, YA

Why I Love YA

As those of you familiar with my blog already know, for someone with a master’s degree in English, I’ve read appallingly few of what the world considers important books, or Great Books. There are several reasons for this, but the […]

January 6, 2015by Alicia Brown
advice, novel, reading, writing

What I’m Reading: The Magician’s Land

The concluding volume in Lev Grossman’s Magicians trilogy, “The Magician’s Land” is best enjoyed after re-reading “The Magicians” and “The Magician King,” since this third book jumps right into the action, expecting the reader to be familiar not only with […]

December 31, 2014by Alicia Brown

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