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Awards and Nominations

2020 October 30 by pdh513

Awards and Nominations Steve Wiegenstein's short story collection, Scattered Lights, has been longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Steve Wiegenstein's short story "Magic Kids," first published in Elder Mountain and now collected in Scattered Lights, received an honorable mention in the Mary Mackey Short Story Prize contest, sponsored by the National League of American … [Read more...] about Awards and Nominations

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Book Review: Lake of the Ozarks, My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America

2020 October 29 by pdh513

Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America. By Bill Geist. (Grand Central Publishing, 2019, Pp. 208). Reviewed by Thomas A. Peters This is a very funny book, but also unsettling in several ways. As I read, I wondered if the world needs yet another memoir about the aching youth of a semi-privileged white male in America in the mid-twentieth century. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Lake of the Ozarks, My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America

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Reviews and Discussions of Elder

2020 October 18 by pdh513

Check out these reviews and discussions of Elder … [Read more...] about Reviews and Discussions of Elder

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Reviewers Needed

2020 October 5 by pdh513

Book Reviewers Needed The books listed below are currently available for reviewing for Elder Mountain. If you wish to review one of these books or wish to suggest a book for review, email me at philliphowerton@missouristate.edu. Reviews should be 500-1000 words, confirm to MLA guidelines, and be forwarded as a Word document in an email attachment. Deadlines for … [Read more...] about Reviewers Needed

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