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Stuart Evers Author Interview

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BookBlast Interview with Stuart Evers, author Stuart Evers, thank you for doing this exclusive interview. Where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in a small market town […]
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BookBlast interview with Meike Ziervogel, Peirene Press CEO Where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Kiel in the north of Germany, and I grew up near there, in […]
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Dreaming of Outer Mongolia (3) Explorations

August 25, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Dreaming of Outer Mongolia (3) Explorations
Part 3 of a 3-part feature, Dreaming of Outer Mongolia about a research trip when book doctoring The Green-Eyed Lama: Love and Betrayal in Mongolia by Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey L. Falt, a sweeping work […]
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August 20, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Dreaming of Outer Mongolia (2) Explorations
Part 2 of a 3-part feature, Dreaming of Outer Mongolia about a research trip when book doctoring The Green-Eyed Lama: Love and Betrayal in Mongolia by Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey L. Falt, a sweeping work […]
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Dreaming of Outer Mongolia (1) Explorations

August 11, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Dreaming of Outer Mongolia (1) Explorations
Part 1 of a 3-part feature, Dreaming of Outer Mongolia about a research trip when book doctoring The Green-Eyed Lama: Love and Betrayal in Mongolia by Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey L. Falt, a sweeping work […]
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BookBlast interview with Clare Christian, RedDoor Publishing After working for a number of corporate publishers including Hodder, Orion, John Wiley and Pearson, Clare Christian co-founded with Paul Carr The Friday Project where she published In […]

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