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Prose and poetry, side-by-side, with a narrative raison d'etre on one page, and a haiku on the facing page.

Cormac -- a dark-red Golden Retriever who has always been afraid of thunderstorms and lightning flashes -- runs away one stormy night while his master is away. So begins a strange adventure that lands Cormac in the back of a red pick-up truck driven by a mysterious woman, takes him to a series of dog pounds and rescue shelters, and ultimately brings him to the suburbs of Connecticut. Meanwhile, his owner, devastated and trying to juggle his fa...

Tim Gautreaux. Fannie Flagg. Diane McWhorter. Charles Simic. Daniel Wallace. Steve Yarbrough. These are just a handful of the acclaimed writers whose work has appeared in the Blue Moon Café series since its 2002 inception. Now in the fifth instalment of the series, Sonny Brewer has selected a new crop of stories, essays, and poems that promise to satisfy even the most discerning of tastes. In these contributions from up-and-coming writers and ...

The authors in "Don't Quit Your Day Job" have tried their hands at some of the same jobs as their readers. They've worked on the railroad, busted rocks with a sledgehammer, fought fires, wiped tables, soldiered and carpentered and spied, delivered pizzas, lacquered boat paddles, counted heads for the church, sold underwear, delivered mail, and driven garbage trucks. And like William Faulkner before them, they have quit those day jobs. These au...

Dear Booklover: P J O'Rourke said, "Creative writing teachers should be purged until every last instructor who has uttered the words 'Write what you know' is confined to a labour camp . . . The blind guy with the funny little harp who composed The Iliad, how much combat do you think he saw?" Like O'Rourke, William Faulkner had his own take on the Other Commandment for writers, the one that goes, "Thou shalt not quit thy day job." Faulkner, who...

The fourth edition of the acclaimed Blue Moon Café series serves up another hearty helping of Southern fiction, essays, poems, and musical musings by both seasoned prize-winners and up-and-coming writers. With stories ranging from a heartbreaking funeral for a beloved goat and an aspiring musician's move to Nashville to the memory of two children who disappear in the thick summer heat, this diverse and captivating collection is sure to satisfy...

The more you transform your life from the material to the spiritual domain, the less you become afraid of death.” Leo Tolstoy spoke these words, and they became Henry Stuart's raison d'etre. The Poet of Tolstoy Park is the unforgettable novel based on the true story of Henry Stuart's life, which was reclaimed from his doctor's belief that he would not live another year.Henry responds to the news by slogging home barefoot in the rain. It's 1925...

Since the original Book-of-the-Month Club was founded in 1926, book clubs and reading groups have been an integral part of print publishing and a consummate advocate of the writing craft. And yet, this type of advocacy has never found its way into the audio medium ... until now. Recorded Books Unabridged is proud to introduce the Author Pick book club, an exclusive stand alone audio series in which best-selling authors handpick and oftentimes ...