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Author Interview with Laura Lee

This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing author, comedian, and researcher, Laura Lee! Laura has published over 20 books, including her latest, Oscar’s Ghost, a nonfiction novel about the drama that surfaced after the death of Oscar Wilde. Check out what she has to say about life, publishing, and Mr. Wilde, himself. You’ve been a comedian, a radio announcer, and even

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Author Interview with Aida Jacobs

Last week, we had the pleasure of interviewing the author of the Dragon Guardian series, Aida Jacobs! As lovers of all things dragons, we were excited to have the chance to talk with an author who shares our passion! Aida has been planning and fine-tuning her series for 15 years! That’s true dedication to the craft of story telling. Check

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Interview with Author Ben D’Alessio

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Ben D’Alessio, author of the coming-of-age novel, Binge Until Tragedy. We talked travel, publishing, and the real challenges facing young people today as they struggle to find themselves after college. Check out his tips on how to get published and learn more about his life and work! Have you always wanted to be writer

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Author Interview with AJ Ryder!

This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing romance author AJ Ryder! She wrote a series of novels that celebrate all things geek! From a passionate love affair aboard a Star Trek cruise called, In The Captain’s Quarters, to a tryst at a LARPing event in The Ranger’s Pet and a virtual romance with a few BDSM elements in Submissive’s

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Book Talk: Idaho

Have you read Idaho, by Emily Ruskovich yet? Releasing on February 16th, we got an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review. So if you haven’t read it yet, don’t worry! You have time to decide whether you even should—a decision we can help you make with the details you absolutely need. Oh, and no spoilers! Synopsis

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Thanksgiving Contest Winners!

It’s contest winner time! Time to announce the winners of last month’s Thanksgiving contest in which we asked writers to create a story or poem (real or imagined) about gratitude.  We often celebrate a holiday dedicated to giving thanks but do we really stop to think about what we’re thankful for? Well, we asked and you delivered! We received many

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Scary Movie Contest Winners!!

We hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween! Filled with goblins, ghouls, candy, and most importantly, your favorite scary movies! If you’re sad that it’s all over, don’t despair! Stay awhile and read our winning contest entries from last month’s spooktacular Scary Movie Contest! Congrats to the winners and thanks again to everyone who took the time to enter! Check out

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Shucking Corn Contest Winners!

We had a month of many firsts here at Literative: the first time we featured an audio prompt in our writing contest, the first time we partnered with the team from the Endless Beautiful podcast, and the first time we received over 50 contest entries! It’s been an amazing journey and we’d like to thank everyone who has been along

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Book Talk: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Written in 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is a book written by J.K. Rowling. Interestingly enough, it was written under the name Newt Scamander. It is about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe, and purports to be Harry’s copy of the book mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The film adaptation of this novel is out,

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AUTHOR BIRTHDAY

Leo Lionnni Leo Lionni, the author and illustrator of children’s books, was born in the Netherlands, before moving to Italy, and finally coming to the U.S. By day, he worked as an art director for advertising agencies. He even worked for Fortune magazine. Despite his degree, he was a creative man, after all. A man of many talents, he is most known

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Book Talk: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Originally published in 2012, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, is known for it’s good reviews and riveting storyline. The movie just came out in November of 2016, and we couldn’t resist revisiting this heartwrenching story. So, here’s the good and the bad, what you can expect from the reading experience, and why you should give it a chance.

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AUTHOR BIRTHDAY

Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee, known as just Harper Lee, was an American novelist, best known for To Kill A Mockingbird. She was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and quickly came to be regarded as a staple of classic American literature. Soon, no one could graduate from high school, without reading the novel. Let us celebrate Lee’s birthday by getting

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