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November 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: True Confessions of a Sci Fi Reader with Maria Selke

I’ve always been a science fiction reader. Well, “always” if you count the fact that there wasn’t much science fiction available for younger readers when I was a kid. I got my start in fantasy with Narnia. I ventured into science fiction with A Wrinkle in Time, and never looked back. I continued to read […]

April 25, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Flattery Will Get You Everywhere: Beth Revis on the Real Fauxtographer

I am a huge fan of Margot Wood, the Real Fauxtographer.  Her photography is beautiful and I can’t help but think, it must be so amazing to be a novelist and stumble across something like this.  What must it be like to discover that you inspired someone in this way?  So I put out a call to […]

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