by Chris Moncaleiden As a student of counseling, I have read many books that stray deep into theories of human growth. I have noticed that while fields such as "self-help" are flourishing, there are few books that pull back the …
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Pam Houston Workshop Recap
By Stephanie Vessely We often hear people say that writing is a practice, and it is. One must constantly work at improving one’s craft by forming sentence after sentence, day after day, year after year. But for writer Pam Houston, …

Amy Irvine Sits Down With Rachel Hamalian To Talk About Edward Abbey, Writing, and The Desert
Rachel Hamalain: In your new book, Desert Cabal, you confront the claims that Edward Abbey made in his book, Desert Solitaire – on its 50th anniversary. What inspired you to make this confrontation? Amy Irvine: It’s a very odd backstory. …

Cheetahs, Writing, and Publishing OH MY!: A conversation with Erin Hunter
by Rachel Hamalian Gillian Philip is one of the authors under the pen name, Erin Hunter. She has written for the Survivors series, along with Inbali Iserles. She lives in the northeast Scottish Highlands with her husband, three dogs, two cats, and …
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4 Events, 7 New Books for your Little Readers’ Bookshelves this April
Spring is for sprucing up your your little book worm’s reading list and BookBar has a line-up of April author events to help! Add these five excellent titles to your family’s collection. 1. Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m. for …
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