Compulsive Reader Newsletter Sept is out

The October Compulsive Reader newsletter has just gone out and is making its way through the internet to readers around the world.  This month's newsletter features reviews of books by Maina Wahome, Arthur Kayzakian,  Kate Grenville, who I'll be interviewing this weekend: https://library.lakemac.com.au/Events/Restless-Dolly-Maunder-Kate-Grenville-in-conversation, Matt Mauch, Jonathan Rosen and many others. along with two fresh book giveaways (please enter for those! We have 10,000 subscribers and only a fraction enter and they keep winning - I've set up some people with a whole library!) and new interviews along with a big book news roundup that includes the Booker, The Toronto Book Awards, and the Cundill History Prize.  You should receive it in your inbox shortly, but if you can't wait or want to check it out, you can view it in your browser now.  If you aren't already a subscriber, sign. up here:  http://www.compulsivereader.com

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Compulsive Reader Newsletter May

The latest issue of Compulsive Reader newsletter has now gone out and heading for inboxes around the world. This month's issue features 11 fresh reviews, 3 interviews (not counting our Compulsive Reader Talks interview with the wonderful Ashley Kalagian Blunt, two new giveaways of some very exciting pre-release books, and a full round-up of literary news (including a bit of news about my own upcoming festivals - both in one weekend - lucky me).  If you haven't received it yet, you can view it in your browser or to sign up for free (of course), just visit Compulsivereader.com and enter your email address in the upper right hand corner.  Couldn't be easier!  

Compulsive Reader Newsletter August

The Compulsive Reader newsletter for August is now flying to your inbox.  This month includes a big news roundup, as well as reviews of books like Our Laundry, Our Town by Alvin Eng, A Longing for Impossible Things by David Borofka, and How to Be Between by Bastian Fox Phelan to name a few.  We also have a new (as of today!) interview with Bastian on Compulsive Reader Talks.  There are also written interviews with Jane Enright and Maya Sonenberg.  We've got 3 new book giveaways: Midstream by Lynn Sloan, Winter's Reckoning by Adele Holmes, and Self/less by AViVA.  If you can't wait for your copy to arrive, you can view it in your browser.  

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CR Newsletter March is out!

The March Compulsive Reader Newsletter has just gone out. This month we feature interviews with Keats' Ode's Anahid Nersessian and A Gentle Tyranny's Jess Corban as well as eight new reviews including, among other things, Elena Ferrante's new book The Lying Life of Adults, Vegan Junk Food by Zacchary Bird, and Sonnets by Theresa Rodriguez. There are also two new giveaways and a whole bevy of literary news from around the world. It should be arriving in your inbox directly, but if you haven't gotten it yet, you can grab a copy from the archive, here: 

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CR Newsletter for May

The Compulsive Reader newsletter for May has just gone out.  Wherever you are, I hope you’ve got good reading material. Our newsletter this month includes 11 new reviews and interviews to help keep you in the know about the latest and greatest new books coming out - we’ve got, for example, Sophie Hardcastle’s Below Deck (check out my interview with Sophie here: https://youtu.be/82COIj2UXbw), All My People Are Elegies by Sean Thomas Dougherty, Stanley Park by Sapphira Olson, interviews with Michael Foldes, Kristina Marie Darling, Ashley Kalagian Blunt, and lots more. We also have a big news roundup including some fantastic virtual events happening, and 3 fantastic new book giveaways.  If you’re a subscriber, you should have a copy already in your inbox. If not, you can grab a copy directly from our archive here: http://www.compulsivereader.com/sendpress/email/?sid=MA&eid=MTUwOT

CR Newsletter for June has gone out

The June Compulsive Reader Newsletter has now gone out, with ten  fresh reviews and interviews, a literary news roundup for May, and our regular subscriber book giveaway (Peregrine Island by Diane B Saxton this month).  If you’re a subscriber your copy should arrive soon.  Or you can grab the newsletter here:
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New Compulsive Reader Newsletter for Feb is out!

Hi fellow readers.  A new issue of The Compulsive Reader News has now been sent out and should be hitting your in-box shortly if it hasn’t already.  The current issue has ten fresh reviews including my own lengthy review of Philip Salom’s Afterworld, as well as interviews with West of Sunset’s Stewart O’Nan and Plus One’s Christopher Noxon.  We also have 6 (yes 6!) book giveaways this month, including West of Sunset, Plus One, Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League by Jonathan Odell, The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell and more.  We also have all the latest literary news from around the world.  If the email gremlins got to it before you did and you didn’t get your copy, you can grab one from the Compulsive Reader Archive.  If you aren’t a subscriber, you can join us free at http://www.compulsivereader.com.
 

6 days till the Goodreads giveaway is drawn

Just 6 days to go for the 2nd Goodreads Black Cow giveaway (this is for a lovely paperback). It's one simple click entry, so if you're not in it, go, click, get your name into the draw.  I'd love the winner to be you :-). 

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Black Cow

by Magdalena Ball

Giveaway ends May 18, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

What frightens you? Comp newsflash

Because I'm having trouble contacting my winners (no responses), I've decided to open this comp up to everyone - just email me with your postal address (US and CA only I'm afraid), and the subject line Literary Life, and I'll choose the first entry as the winner!  The October episode of Penguin's The Literary Life podcast investigates fright: that disturbing feeling that can spring from the most unlikely of places—even the pages of books. Sarah Waters joins Penguin to discuss her newest book, The Little Stranger, a gothic novel and finalist for the Man Booker Prize that critics have compared to Henry James and Edgar Allen Poe. Koren Zailckas, author of Smashed and Fury joins us to rant about what not to do when reading your own audiobook in our latest installation of The Writer's Rant. Rich Hasselberger explains why designing a book jacket for a thriller is different than for a paranormal romance and Kristin Hersh, founder of the band Throwing Muses, talks about her memoir Rat Girl.   Because Penguin knows how much I like to give away books, they've offered me a copy of one of the featured books (your choice).  To win, just make sure you're following us.  I'll choose the winner at random from followers.  Giveaway will only run for this week, so don't delay!  Happy Halloween.