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The History of Literature #344 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Beast
A man has lived his life convinced that something rare and strange lies in wait for him – a monumental catastrophe that has never happened to anyone before. He shares his secret apprehension with one person, until his fear begins to dominate her life as well. What will happen to him? To her? To them? In Continue reading
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Getting Closer! The Film Version of Joyce’s The Dead (John Huston’s Masterpiece)
We’re closing in! For those of you following along, we’re only a few days away from the culmination of our Dubliners project. If you haven’t been reading the stories each day, don’t worry. This isn’t assigned reading; I don’t give out homework. Except for one thing. This year, you must reserve some time for The Dead on Continue reading
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Christmas with James Joyce: The Sisters
Happy Dubliners Day! What’s that, you ask? It refers to a holiday tradition I have, which is to read one of James Joyce’s Dubliners story each day in the fifteen days leading up to Christmas Eve. Just like an advent calendar! And today, December 10, is the day to begin. I recommend taking off work, Continue reading
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Election Day Request
A request for Election Day: On this national day of voting Can’t we put aside our differences And recognize the great source of our unity: We all hate politicians Go vote, everyone! And then, after you’ve recovered from that, take a look at my book The Race, which is about a disgraced former governor trying Continue reading
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One Day Left! Free Books Almost Gone!
Quick note to remind you that the Goodreads Giveaway is almost finished. Goodreads Book Giveaway The Race by Jacke Wilson Giveaway ends October 10, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win And when it’s finished? What then? Well, I suppose it’s back to you and me, reader. Amazon does have a discount Continue reading
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Goodreads Giveaway: Politicians Are Human Beings. Maybe.
Hello everyone! Some of you may recall the last time I did a Goodreads Giveaway, where I shipped off five free copies of The Promotion. I think it’s fairly common to recap these things, with a mathematical analysis of how many people requested the book, how many reviews it led to, what the impact was Continue reading
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“Another Well-Written Novella”: Five Stars for The Promotion!
Here we go! Another great review of my book The Promotion, this time by the awesome More Books Than Shoes. And what a nice way for me to celebrate my Sunday. She enjoyed it! The Promotion is the second novella I’ve read by the talented Jacke Wilson, and I didn’t think it was possible but I Continue reading
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Amazon v. Hachette (or Whatever v. Whatever)
By “whatever v. whatever” I don’t mean to imply indifference. I know people care passionately about this. And they’re right to! It’s their livelihood, their passion, their art that’s at stake. No, by “whatever v. whatever” I mean “traditional v. indie” or “print v. ebook” or “established v. new” or however else you view the Continue reading
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Sneak Preview: The Promotion
In honor of on-campus interviewing everywhere… an excerpt of The Promotion (on sale now at Amazon.com): When Big Law Meets Big Trouble… “Humor, depression, and hope all together in one short book… The Promotion was my first book by Jacke Wilson, and now I am wondering if I have been sleeping under a rock not to have noticed Continue reading
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Price Drop: The Promotion For Less Than a Dollar!
Some exciting news! The Kindle version of my short novel The Promotion is now available for just ninety-nine cents! Why now? Well, August is a good month for reading (and not much else), and I support readers and reading everywhere….but that’s not the real reason. Continue reading
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