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In Review: The Week of July 18th
This week went by so quickly, it feels like summer will be over before we know it. Slow down for a few minutes and catch up on all the book-ish happenings around ALU and further afield.
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On the Blog
Book Club~ We’re deep into our July #teamALUreads pick, Two-Gun & Sun. This week we interviewed author June Hutton about some of our questions. Top of the list: were there actually solar panels way back when?~ We went Under the Cover with author Stella Leventoyannis Harvey to see what it’s like for an author to go into a book club to discuss their own work. Conclusion: nerves are always a factor.~ Our August pick, A Gentle Habit (Kegedonce Press), is now on sale until August 1st! Get the book now before we start chatting about it on August 3rd.We ♥ Authors~ Listen in on Adrienne Gruber as she reads from her latest collection of poetry, Buoyancy Control, about identity and sea monsters!~ We put author Matthew Murphy on the Writer’s Block to learn more about his writing habits and fav authors.
Around the Web
~ As huge readers, we’re on the other side of this argument: Facebook predicts the end of the written word. What do you think? (via Quartz)~ For all you Snapchat fans out there: imagine if they made filters for booknerds?! (via BuzzFeed)~ A love story for the modern ages: this marriage all started with a tweet to a bookstore (via Mashable)
What Else We’re Reading
ALU Engagement Manager Lauren is reading Rich and Poor by Jacob Wren, published by our very own BookThug:
