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		<title>My Most Anticipated Reads For Spring &amp; Summer (And Brief Hiatus Announcement)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, a quick explanation about my planned hiatus: Some health issues will have me in hospital and out of commission for a time. So, I won&#8217;t be able to share any reviews or news for a little while. In my absence, I hope you will tell me all about the books you are reading and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=literallife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11055221&#038;post=1579&#038;subd=literallife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>News of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[as i lay dying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A roundup of &#160;newsy items being talked about today in the publishing world: &#160; Things We&#8217;ve Taken From Literature * this is a kinda cool bit from&#160;The Millions: they asked some of their editors to write about music, food, poetry and lifestyle suggestions they&#8217;ve taken from literature. &#8220;What works of art have you been introduced [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=literallife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11055221&#038;post=1571&#038;subd=literallife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tidbits from the publishing world, making the rounds today: &#160; The Game of the Women&#8217;s Memoir * Quite a keruffle has been going on this past week on the issue of being a female writer in the memoir field. Michelle Dean has a thoughtful take over at The Cut. It&#8217;s a bit of a long [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=literallife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11055221&#038;post=1559&#038;subd=literallife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A roundup of items being talked about today from the publishing world. Tragedy &#38; Words * After the horrible events in Boston yesterday, the amazing Roxane Gay writes about being stunned into silence. &#8220;I turned to words because in the wake of something terrible, my gratitude for reading and writing only amplifies, sharpens. Yesterday, today, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=literallife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11055221&#038;post=1548&#038;subd=literallife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perdita by Hilary Scharper &#8211; Blog Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 16, 2013, Simon &#38; Schuster Canada will be launching this wonderful debut novel from Hilary Scharper &#8211; Perdita. In support of the launch, I am happy to host Scharper on the first stop of her Blog Tour. Before we get into the interview, I would like to share a bit of background on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=literallife.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11055221&#038;post=1513&#038;subd=literallife&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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