Tag: borders
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March 18, 2007 05:52 PM EDT --
Growing up down on the bayous, I can remember the snickers of folks at the class reunion knocking the education we received. This appalled me but some folks absorb things differently. . . .
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April 04, 2007 06:08 PM EDT --
Congratulations to our Reader Promotion winners whose comments on each of the 20 advancing First Chapters submissions were selected as the most insightful. These readers will be awarded a $500 Borders . . .
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April 15, 2007 10:52 PM EDT --
I believe my mother saved my life.
When I was 15 or 16, my family ended up where many others have as well, family court in a battle for custody.
This all started when I copped the typical, . . .
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June 19, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
So I was asked to talk a bit about getting published. I've been asked about this an awful lot so it seems as good a topic as any . . . after my usual disclaimers :)
Disclaimer the First-- . . .
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February 28, 2007 11:22 PM EST --
As a mom of three, I've seen my own children struggle with fitting in and being bullied. It was listening to their experiences, and my own frustrations, that led me to consider the topic of school . . .
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March 28, 2007 01:01 PM EDT --
Scholastic unveiled the cover art for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows today! What do you think of it? And what do you think it's telling us about the book? Harry's hand is . . .
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April 12, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
A self-described "trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations," Kurt Vonnegut was one of the funniest, most incisive and deeply . . .
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May 09, 2007 07:42 PM EDT --
We would like to thank you all for submitting your stories as part of the "Times Mom Stood Up For Me" Writing Competition featuring Mitch Albom, author of For One More Day. The entries were . . .
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November 11, 2007 01:54 PM EST --
In addition to a passing dish, I'm charged with bringing enough DVD's to Thanksgiving to keep all of my younger cousins happy & out of the kitchen. Not to mention, a movie for my immediate . . .
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April 16, 2007 03:40 PM EDT --
Though she blamed herself, it wasn't her fault.
My mother could not comprehend how I became the person who made her eyes swell with tears and who caused her heart to feel heavy deep within her. I . . .
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April 16, 2007 10:28 PM EDT --
My mother is a trend-setter. She is unafraid to voice her opinions, to do her own thing, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
As such, she started one trend on a cool December night during . . .
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June 11, 2007 06:00 PM EDT --
As the seventh and final Harry Potter book draws near, I can't help but think how Harry Potter has changed my life.
I first found Harry when a college roommate called to say she was sending . . .
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October 19, 2007 05:19 PM EDT --
An 80's Pop Star, a Princess, a Dog, a Tiger, a Pirate and a Cowgirl make up some of my favorite past Halloween costumes :) Besides dressing up with my sisters and racing . . .
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April 25, 2007 05:07 PM EDT --
We would like to thank you all for sharing stories about teachers who made a difference in your lives. The entries were hilarious and heartbreaking and utterly sincere. Whittling all of your stories . . .
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October 04, 2007 04:22 PM EDT --
Hi Gather friends
We on the Borders website team have just launched a brand new site at Beta.BordersStores.com, and we’d love to hear your feedback and take your questions! In this beta . . .
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January 19, 2007 11:08 AM EST --
The response from writers to the First Chapters Competition has been overwhelming. Hundreds of great manuscripts have already been posted to the First Chapters group, and aspiring novelists are currently . . .
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February 01, 2007 05:13 PM EST --
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final volume in the Harry Potter series is one of the most anticipated books of the upcoming year. Author J.K. Rowling has just announced the official publication . . .
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February 14, 2007 04:15 PM EST --
I'm about half-way through a tour promoting my first novel, Love Walked In. Book tours are very interesting things. The readers I've met so far have all been kind. Many have also . . .
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February 14, 2007 06:01 PM EST --
The story of the people who lived through the nation's hardest economic depression and its worst weather event is one of the great untold stories of the Greatest Generation. To me, there was an urgency . . .
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March 01, 2007 12:39 AM EST --
SHOPAHOLIC & BABY was a really special book for me to write. First, because it's a return to Becky Bloomwood, a character I love and identify with so much. Secondly because it deals with such an . . .
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