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		<title>May Writing Contest Wrap-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then, you have to keep the fires burning. Competing for writing contests is one of the best ways to get your creative juices flowing and expose your work to new audiences. They also can be cash cows. &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/05/may-writing-contest-wrap-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week’s Bestselling Books: April 28-May 10, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Combined Print &#038; E-Book Nonfiction 1 LEAN IN, by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell. &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/04/this-weeks-bestselling-books-april-28-may-10-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When it Comes to Book Printing, Should You Skip the Gloss?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naomi Rappaport</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self-publishing, it seems, has finally reached its tipping point. According to a 2011 Bowker study, the number of self-published books produced annually in the U.S. has tripled, growing a profound 287 percent since 2006, with 235,625 print and e-titles released &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/04/when-it-comes-to-book-printing-should-you-skip-the-gloss/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week’s Bestselling Books: April 9-22, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print &#38; E-Book) 1 WALKING DISASTER, by Jamie McGuire. (Simon &#38; Schuster.) Travis’s &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/04/this-weeks-bestselling-books-april-9-22-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pulitzer Winners Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jazzy Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book clubs, start your engines—the Pulitzer Prize is back in the saddle! Despite last year’s disappointing announcement that the fiction prize would not be awarded, this year’s list includes a fiction awardee, as well as winners for the journalism, criticism, &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/04/2013-pulitzer-prize-winners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Tablets Beat Out E-Readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jazzy Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey from the Book Industry Study Group and Bowker finds that tablet popularity has surpassed e-reader use among ebook readers. The study, titled &#8220;Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading,&#8221; shows readers prefer multi-function tablets over e-readers as the device &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/04/study-finds-tablets-beat-out-e-readers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Funny Thing About Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nevelious L. Jordan IV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ability to laugh an effective remedy for problems. Laughter helps the body release endorphins, which are hormones secreted that temporarily relieve stress and pain. While comedians are widely accepted as lighthearted, funny people, but there is much more to &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/04/the-funny-thing-about-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week’s Bestselling Books: April 1-8, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wrightspeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print &#38; E-Book) 1 SIX YEARS, by Harlan Coben. (Penguin Group.) Six years &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/03/this-weeks-bestselling-books-april-1-8-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week’s Bestselling Books: March 25-31, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wrightspeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or personal reading lists. Fiction (Print &#38; E-Book) 1 ALEX CROSS, RUN, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown &#38; &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/03/this-weeks-bestselling-books-march-25-31-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m on a Boat: How One Library is Turning to the High Seas to Find Readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naomi Rappaport</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this era, public libraries are working to draw new patrons into their buildings by providing new and innovative services to the public. You&#8217;ve heard of some of the upgrades found in libraries today&#8211;e-books, iPads and mobile applications (read the &#8230; <a href="http://wrightspeak.com/2013/03/im-on-a-boat-how-one-library-is-turning-to-the-high-seas-to-find-readers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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