I'm nearing completion of a book of very short stories that riff in various ways on the 'joke' form. The pieces are 1-2 pages. I want to publish this book. I'm not sure the best way.
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posted by skwt
on May 27, 2013 -
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For a project I'm currently working on as part of my graduation in Graphic Design, I wanted to compile something like an atlas of fictional cities. These may be from books, legends, stories, video games, advertisements, comics, really whatever... Even "real" cities but alternate versions, imagined or in some way deviate from their real counterpart are valid.
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posted by ahtlast93
on May 18, 2013 -
47 answers
I'm looking for recommendations for contemporary(ish) literary fiction written by folks who are not white men.
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posted by shakespeherian
on May 7, 2013 -
55 answers
Seeking recommendations for fiction that features matriarchy / female led societies.
posted by travelwithcats
on Feb 4, 2013 -
36 answers
Simple enough question. I've never read any Elmore Leonard, and think I will give him a whirl. Where should I start?
posted by Alaska Jack
on Jan 21, 2013 -
18 answers
How do you decide what books to read? Recommendations? Reviews? Go to the bookstore and read a chapter? I often find myself overwhelmed with the zillions of choices. How do you narrow it down?
posted by SampleSize
on Jan 9, 2013 -
40 answers
I've been asked to put together a longish reading list for a BA Art/Literature module, and I'd love some ideas for texts outside my current knowledge. The list should cover a series of genres and contexts, with writing from, and about, the history and theory of art, journalism, academia, design, architecture and film. Writing on design and architecture are particularly outside my knowledge. What innovative and critically significant writings can you recommend across any of these subject areas?
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posted by 0bvious
on Dec 14, 2012 -
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Recommendations for fiction about the rich and all their trappings, imposters within that world, or stories where the mighty fell and then rose again?
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posted by dean winchester
on Dec 12, 2012 -
27 answers
Can you help me identify a 25+ year-old short story that describes someone unable to cross a city street?
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posted by argonauta
on Nov 13, 2012 -
10 answers
I looked at my bookshelf recently. Nearly every writer on there is dead and male. I should rectify this. Which books by women, living or dead, might I like? Details inside.
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posted by Rustic Etruscan
on Oct 24, 2012 -
52 answers
Please help me find contemporary literary/fictional characters that make you want to love them, hate them, or -- even better -- both.
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posted by GnomeChompsky
on Aug 2, 2012 -
44 answers
What are the great novels of Detroit? All genres welcome, but latter half of the 20th century preferred. Thanks!
posted by gerryblog
on May 9, 2012 -
11 answers
I am looking for any information about a triangle-shaped literary magazine that was published in Northampton, MA in the 1980s.
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posted by mattbucher
on May 1, 2012 -
7 answers
Akashic Books Noir Series. Which are your favorites?
Each book is an anthology of original short stories. It looks like they've published over fifty volumes. I find they differ greatly in style and overall quality of writing. It makes sense... each anthology has its own editor.
I'd like to read the volumes that have the best quality writing, and are the most fun. Here's what I've read so far, in most favored order:
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posted by valannc
on Apr 21, 2012 -
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I'm looking for more fiction that features detailed or frequent mentions of food. For example Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea with its talk of "fresh hot buttered toast, with or without the addition of bloater paste". Bonus points if they're set in the UK, but I'd love any suggestions!
posted by teststrip
on Jan 31, 2012 -
50 answers
Looking for novels with first-person narrators, in the style of Conrad's
Heart of Darkness (specifically Marlow), E.L. Doctorow's
Homer & Langley, Sandor Marai's
Embers, etc.
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posted by scody
on Jan 27, 2012 -
37 answers
Building on
this FPP, I'd like to start writing fiction about multiple internet identities. Is anyone else wrting about this?
posted by Xurando
on Jan 13, 2012 -
0 answers
What are some comics, novels or non-fiction with a similar sense of humor and adventure to the new John Rogers-penned
Dungeons and Dragons comic being put out by IDW? (Sample inside.)
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posted by griphus
on Dec 20, 2011 -
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I'd like to broaden my reading in Spanish, and would like recommendations for books, originally written in Spanish, which are canonical enough to have been on Spanish or Latin American high school reading lists, or canonical enough that someone educated in Spain or Latin America might assume familiarity.
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posted by Fiasco da Gama
on Nov 13, 2011 -
2 answers
Ask whether the universe of the story recognizes the existence of persons. Is
this distinction between SF and Fantasy original with Ted Chiang? Can you think of any counter-examples that don't fit?
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posted by straight
on Sep 14, 2011 -
30 answers
What-was-that-book-filter: 70's or 80's (?) heist (?) novel that involved shutting down L.A. by closing a couple of freeways and the central telephone switching system.
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posted by dersins
on Jul 15, 2011 -
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I need some new audiobooks! I'm a screen printer and find that listening to an audiobook helps me to focus and get more done during the day and consequently, I get through 3-4 books a week. I'll listen to just about anything (science fiction, biographies, western, you name it), as long as it's engaging but doesn't require too much concentration. I've listed my favorites below. Tell me what you've enjoyed listening to and what I've been missing!
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posted by emilygraves05
on Jun 11, 2011 -
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Help me prove my friend wrong. What are some works of fiction (novels, short stories, even poetry) written by women, but from the first-person point of view of a male character?
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posted by Nixy
on Apr 1, 2011 -
61 answers
What indie/experimental/small-press/"weird" novels set in Los Angeles would you recommend for an "Alternative L.A. Literature" list?
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posted by colinmarshall
on Mar 20, 2011 -
17 answers
What are some novels in which the plot primarily revolves around a marriage?
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posted by Nixy
on Feb 5, 2011 -
46 answers
I'm working with an English teacher that has a speculative fiction class for seniors in high school. He’s looking for a book (possibly something he would use as a supplement in class but also for his own personal reading) on the history of science fiction literature. He’s looking for something that is a retrospective and contains some literary criticism (optional). It can be a textbook but doesn’t necessarily need to be. There seems to be quite a few on Amazon but if I could get it narrowed down that would be great.
posted by crios
on Jan 31, 2011 -
8 answers
All great libraries have books in them, but how many great books have libraries in them? I just finished reading "Big Machine" by Victor Lavalle, and am currently reading "Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami
(yes, finally!), and it's purely coincidental, but they both happen to feature libraries prominently. So now I'd like to know what other really good novels feature libraries in a significant way.
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posted by taz
on Dec 2, 2010 -
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Midwestern Urban Fiction: What are the great novels that exemplify or characterize (as opposed to "are set in") any of the industrialized cities of the U.S. Midwest (St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, the Twin Cities, etc.)?
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posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj
on Nov 3, 2010 -
25 answers
What are your favorite epic, challenging, literary novels that weren't written by white males? Particularly interested in long books (400+ pages) or books with multiple voices/protagonists, but I'm open to all suggestions.
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posted by acidic
on Sep 8, 2010 -
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I have a very narrow taste in fiction, and I'm running out authors. Overall, I like
how things are written more than what they say. But even given that, I'm terribly picky. Help me find more authors to love!
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posted by hopeless romantique
on Sep 3, 2010 -
48 answers
I'd like to focus my next year or two of reading on award-nominated literary fiction. I'm aware of the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards. These two lists together could easily more than fill up that year or two, but what other prestigious national or international literary awards/prizes have a short list of nominated works?
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posted by cog_nate
on Aug 13, 2010 -
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Summer Reading-Filter,
bis: what contemporary fiction or non-fiction can I get for our week in the sun that will be decidedly erotic, pornographic even, but still have some literary merit? My husband thinks Dan Brown is really enjoyable whereas I cringe at that kind of writing - my preferences go towards Booker Prize-type stuff. Separate recs for each of us, I expect.
posted by Dragonness
on Jun 9, 2010 -
38 answers
LiteraratureFilter: this summer, my travels will take me to Copenhagen, Oslo, and Reykjavík. Please recommend fiction (either historical or contemporary) that is set in these cities and conveys the local atmosphere well.
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posted by halogen
on May 11, 2010 -
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I'm looking for suggestions for a "common read" book for a large public university. Any ideas?
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posted by Madamina
on Feb 9, 2010 -
26 answers
