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Category Archives: Books

One cause of writer’s block

February 8, 2016

How am I supposed to get any writing done with this in the house? Follow me on Instagram: rachael_hanel Trophy’s …

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Deal announced for new SLA book

January 30, 2016

  From Publisher’s Marketplace: “Becoming Jimi Hendrix co-author Brad Schreiber’s REVOLUTION’S END: The Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Mind Control and the Secret …

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A book about corpses? Sure, why not?

January 26, 2016

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachael Hanel (@rachael_hanel) I’ll be sure to post a review when …

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Review: Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s

December 29, 2015

I spent the day after Christmas with the photo book Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s. Photographer Mike Evangelist perfectly captured …

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Photojournalism by one of the best in the business

December 22, 2015

Some photographers are splashy and flashy. They may use a lot of effects and create magnificent works of art. But …

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From rejection slips to a book: Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson

December 16, 2015

Here’s Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson, author of The Nice Thing About Strangers. Part I was published on Tuesday, …

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A new book: “Focus on the good things”

December 15, 2015

I wonder if Paige Erickson would be willing to do a “Freaky Friday”-type of switch with me? Paige, whom I …

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Patti Smith’s “M Train”

December 14, 2015

I don’t often post my Goodreads reviews here. But if I find a work of creative nonfiction to be exceptional, …

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My choice for best academic book of 2015

November 30, 2015

My choice for Inside Higher Ed‘s Readers’ Choice Awards for best academic book published this year: #IHEReadersChoice “Dead Matter” about …

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So you’re a published author. It will be easy to get another book published. Think again.

November 20, 2015

On November 5, a powerhouse trio of Minnesota writers entertained those of us who descended upon Grand Marais for a festival …

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