Neal Pollack's Secrets To Cranking Out Creative Work

The author of Alternadad and Downward-Facing Death shares how his habits help him work at a healthy clip.Neal Pollack is the author of nine books, a three-time Jeopardy champion, a musician, and a yoga instructor. His newest novel Repeat is "a romantic comedy with some time travel in it," as he describes it, and follows books including the nonfiction parenting odyssey Alternadad, World War II caper Jewball, and the first two mysteries in a series about a yoga detective. Later this year, the Austin-based writer will publish a serialized science fiction novel via Kindle.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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Penguin Random House put up billboards displaying the work of LGBTQ authors in Texas and Florida.

In the midst of a deluge of book bans across the country, Penguin Random House has erected billboards featuring quotes from books by LGBTQ authors in six cities—New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, Miami and Austin. Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and Texas’ anti-trans youth healthcare bills... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Birthright Founder Works Toward a Jewish Pride Movement

The founder of the controversial non-profit Birthright Israel discusses the future of Jewish life, ways to foster it, and his new book, ‘Jewish Pride’ (Post Hill, Sept. 13). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A generous exploration of creativity that embraces its mysteries

Journalist Matt Richtel doesn't have all the answers about the creative process — and that's a good thing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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10 Essential Works of Fabulist Fiction

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6 works of historical fiction highlight resilience amid war

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I wrote a memoir about my family's secrets. Then I had to move back in with them

After publishing a tell-all memoir about her family’s struggles with undiagnosed mental illness, Lindsay Wong was surprised by their reaction when she moved back in with her parents during the pandemic. Continue reading at CBC

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Critics Blast James Patterson For Saying White Writers Are Struggling To Get Work

The author, who is white, told British newspaper The Times that job difficulties were "another form of racism." Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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Unseen works by ‘queen of gothic fiction’ Shirley Jackson published

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Licensing: Netflix Has Five Dr. Seuss Projects in the Works

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The Morning After: Dyson’s secret robot projects

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Novelist Julie Myerson on sharing her children’s secrets: ‘I’ve got in so much trouble’

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A new 'Black Mirror' season is in the works after a long hiatus

It seems Black Mirror is making a comeback. Three years after the fifth season of the sci-fi anthology series arrived, Variety reports that Netflix has greenlit a sixth season.Details are scant for now, though it seems casting is in progress for a season that's expected to have more episodes... Continue reading at Engadget

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Neal Adams, Who Gave Batman a Darker Look, Dies at 80

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Comic Book Legend Neal Adams Has Died at 80

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Germany’s World Book Day: ‘I’ll Give You a Story’ of a Secret Lake

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