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July 2009 Edition

BookFlix Video

Ebershoff's 19th Wife Explores Lives
of Mormon Brigham Young's Sect

David Ebershoff. editor-at-large for Random House, has been on summer tour for the paperback release of his own acclaimed novel, The 19th Wife (Random House, June 2009) The tour resumes in October and November. Here's a behind-the-scenes video look at what inspired the book. Read more. (July 2009)

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News Headlines
Thursday July 2, 2009
Updated every Thursday

Children's Book Burning a Shocking Law

Indy Publishing Center Struggles to Survive

Barnes & Noble App Added to Apple Store

Simon & Schuster to Publish Dick Cheney Memoir

Random House Joins Bookglutton Social Reader

Other Featured Columns This Month
Audio/Video/Text

Family Fuels Train Tale for Tweens

An exclusive Authorlink interview with Fran Cannon Slayton, author of The whistle Blows

by Columnist Susan VanHecke
(July 2009)

Internationally Acclaimed Author O'Nan Hunts for the "Emotional Center" of a Story

An exclusive Authorlink interview with Stewart O'Nan, author
of Last Night at the Lobster

by Columnist Ellen Birkett Morris
(June/July 2009) Ellen returns August 1

Between The Lines

Translated by Sara Khalili
An exclusive Authorlink interview with Shahriar Mandanipour,
author of Censoring an Iranian Love Story (Knopf, May 2009).

by Columnist Karen Heise
(July/August 2009)

Mark Victor Hansen Says You
Can Become a Bestselling Author
Mark Victor Hansen and his co-author Jack Canfield have sold more than 157 million books worldwide and have 58 bestsellers to their credit--after having been rejected more than a hundred times by publishers. They are best known for their international hit series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. In this audio interview with Authorlink, Mark says everybody has a story inside, "a hidden splendor. PLAY MARK'S AUDIO INTERVIEW(June/July 2009)

Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Talks About His Latest Book

At a recent conference in New York, Lee Child talks with Authorlink about how he developed his highly successful career as a novelist, and gives insights into his newest release, Nothing to Lose. Video interview. This just in: Delacorte has signed Child to a multiple book deal. His next title, 61 Hours, is due out next summer.

Skill Building
July 2009

Your Life as Story: Writing Narrative Non Fiction
The Stories That Photos Tell
Lisa Dale Norton

The Terrifying Moment Before Creation
Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

Art of Fiction
T.M.I.
Lisa Lenard Cook
(July/August 2009)

Writers Beware: Don't Burn Digital Bridges
Lisa Abeyta (June/July 2009)

Online Class: Writing the Standout Book Proposal
Class starts in September 2009. Watch for private mentoring sessions
Bonnie Hearn Hill

Online Class: Writing Compelling Scenes
Class starts September, 2009
New York Editor Stacey Barney

Penny Sansevieri

Lisa Lenard Cook

Stacey Barney

Bonnie Hearn Hill

Get writing and publishing guidance directly from these publishing pros in Authorlink's brand new learning library at WritersEducation.com. You can enroll in one or more of all these, and access hours of recorded lessons.

Twitter-mania & Understanding Social Networking, coming in September 2009
Instructor: Penny Sansevieri, internationally-known marketing expert

Dream It, Write It: Using Your Dreams for Your Writing, starts July 11, 2009
Instructor: Lisa Lenard Cook, PEN-short-listed novelist, editor, and writers' mentor

Writing Compelling Scenes, starts September 5, 2009
Instructor: Stacey Barney, Editor, G.P. Putnam/Penguin Group USA

Writing the Standout Book Proposal, coming in September 2009
Instructor: Bonnie Hearn Hill, bestselling thriller author

Class starts July 11:
Dream It Write It

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This month's FREE Read: Final Part 4 in serialized excerpts from Jon Land’s new novel, Strong Enough to Die (Forge Books, May 2009). Only on Authorlink’s ThrillerWire. Get your copy of the book now in stores. Search Site for "Jon Land" to see all posted chapters.

Download and read FREE original short stories or excerpts from these bestselling authors

Blood Drops
New original
short story by Heather Graham,
New York Times
bestselling author
Video Interview

Ice Storm
New original
short story
by Anne Stuart,
New York Times
bestselling author

Ghosts in Bright Sunlight
New original short story by
Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author

The Last Stand
New original short story by
Brenda Novak, national bestselling author

This month's feature: FREE excerpt from The Last Oracle, latest release by James Rollins, author of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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