We in the literary world like to have something to wring our hands over. We’re worriers by nature, perfectionists, and absent something abstract to
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Author: Victoria Barrett
The Trouble With Bookstore Returns
Author’s note: This is way too long. And there’s math down there. But I’ve been having all these incredibly compelling conversations with writers and
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But I thought Engine Books was a Fiction Press?
By now you’ve no doubt heard that Engine Books will release the paperback and ebook editions of Debra Monroe’s novel Shambles and her memoir
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Why You Should Buy Direct From Small Presses
So, sure. I knew that when I wanted to buy a small press book, I ought to buy it from that small press. Of
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So Much News
Other Heartbreaks presale will open next week right here at Engine Books. Buying direct from Engine Books is the best way to support the book and the press. The more we pre-sell, the more resources we can devote to intense targeted promotion of the work. Please stop by next week and reserve your signed copy of this beautiful book.
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Buy Engine Books Stuff!
The Cafe Press store is up and running at http://www.cafepress.com/EngineBooks. You can find t-shirts, bags, mugs, stickers, a really fancy water bottle, and for
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Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch
I’m not a fan of negative book reviews, so I’ll say that I did not love this book, and hang my head while I try to work through the reasons for that.
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Consider the Oyster by M.F.K. Fisher
Still working my way through M.F.K. Fisher’s collected books. I finished Serve it Forth a few days back and began Consider the Oyster. I
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Where are the Women? Updated!
In the last few months, I’ve been invited to three indie lit readings, two of which I was able to attend.* All-told, the three
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So, Here’s a New Thing
Welcome to the Engine Books blog. As you probably know by now, since you’re here, Engine Books is a shiny new publisher of quality fiction.
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