Author: Jonathan Kieran
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Want Millennial NYRB Classics?
Have a ball—this is their list of new classics pubbed within the last quarter century. Did your fave make the cut? Did YOU make the cut? I didn’t and it’s a travesty. A travesty, I tell you. —————————— [ A…
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“Celebrity Novels”—Just More Branding Baloney
Little wonder that real authors gnash their teeth in the throes of futility. Ah, to see the power of ridicule make a gigantic comeback across this woebegone human landscape. Meanwhile, entertain your brain with a Kendall Jenner or Kardashian-adjacent literary…
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Cassius, World’s Largest Captive Crocodile, Dies at 110
I knew I felt a disturbance in The Force, yesterday. This mammoth saltwater crocodile, who has mesmerized onlookers in his swampy paddock for many years, has left the mortal coil after a century of ambush hunting and being fed like…
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After All, it IS the “Chicken of the Sea”
From the bite radius on that big tuna, the Great White Shark having a bit of lunch was probably in the 15-foot range. A hungry gal sidling up to the all-you-can-eat buffet. Look at the chunks missing! —————— [ A…
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I Thought Harvard Was in the Business of Addling Brains …
… not CALMING them down. But one never knows. See for yourself. ———————— [ A new novel by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major international release in March 2025 so brace yourselves and think of England. This stuff is built…
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Authors Take Note …
Publishing industry stats for August were quite encouraging on a number of fronts. Where does YOUR genre specialty fit into the mix? —————— [ A new novel by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major international release in March 2025 so…
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Bloomsbury Basks in MORE Rays of Approval and Obsequy
Bloomsbury cannot avoid an avalanche of industry butt-smooching, of late. Deserved? Seems so, but you be the judge. ————— [ A new novel by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major international release in March 2025 so brace yourselves and think…
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He May Not Exhort But Will He EXTORT
Papal publishing piffle for personal pleasure. ————— [ A new novel by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major international release in March 2025 so brace yourselves and think of England. This stuff is built for speed. Stay tuned for more…
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More Good News for Fantasy Lit and JO Rowling’s Bank Account
She’ll have more coin than Smaug by the end of next year but genre interest should prove fruitful for many other dragons who tell tall tales. Bring your best, ye jabberwockes. ————— [ A new novel by Jonathan Kieran is…
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I Would Never Have Hired These Two Winners
Ouch. When chauffeurs come as a husband-and-wife team from Russian territories, you might want to lock up the good china. And your money. ———————— [ A new novel by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major international release in March 2025…
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