Compulsive Reader Newsletter November

Happy November Readers!  The latest Compulsive Reader Newsletter has just gone out and should be making its way to an in-box near you.  This month we have a bumper crop of reviews and interviews (with a bit of a poetry slant - that's the way my in-box is working at the moment).  There's the fabulous Ecliptical by Hazel Smith (and look out for an exclusive interview on Compulsive Reader Talks shortly), Fickle Pendulum by Paul Scully, The Lantern Room by Chloe Honum, Dr Norman Swan's latest book So You Want to Live Younger Longer, and many others.  We also have a very big and thorough literary news roundup, two great new giveaways. On that note, please enter these comps - it's just an email - no tagging or social media - just so I have your address handy. We have ~10,000 subscribers and I don't get so many entries - the same people keep winning which is great for them but I'd love to share the joy.  If you aren't a subscriber please visit http://www.compulsivereader.com and sign up (upper right hand side).  It's free and I only send one newsletter a month.  If you can't wait or want a preview of the newsletter, visit: CRArchive 

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CR Newsletter October

 

The October Compulsive Reader newsletter has just gone out and is on its way to inboxes everywhere. This month has new reviews for such books as Walking the Labyrinth by Pamela Wax, The Pit by Tara Borin, The Circle That Fits by Kevin Lichty, and many others as well as an interview with The Fun Master's Jeff Seitzer. We also have a giveaway for the newly released Moonstone Hero by David Sklar, a terrific roundup of literary news including shortlists for the Scotiabank Giller, the Booker Prize, and the NSW Literary Awards to name just a few.  If you can't wait for it to arrive you can check it out in the: Compulsive Reader Newsletter Archive and if you'd like to subscribe (free of course) visit: http://www.compulsivereader.com

Compulsive Reader Newsletter September

The latest issue of Compulsive Reader is now out and on its way to subscribers.  This issue has new reviews from such authors as Maya Sonenberg, Diane LeBlanc, Melissa Ridley Elmes, Sara Kidd and Sean Singer, with a range of genres from speculative fiction, poetry and cookbooks.  We also have new interviews with Ellen Barker, Sara Kidd and Bastian Fox Phelan. The newsletter has three new giveaways and I can tell you that we don't get a tremendous amount of entries so a lot of people keep winning (I am happy to furnish their libraries!), so get your entries in because odds are high!  If you can't wait for it to arrive or prefer to read online or want to sample, you can click here to: view it in your browser.  If you're not a subscriber, it's free, we only email once a month and you are welcome to join our lovely community of book lovers.  Visit: http://www.compulsivereader.com and sign up on the right hand side of the site.  

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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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Compulsive Reader Newsletter July

The July Compulsive Reader newsletter has just gone out.  This month's newsletter features a bumper crop of global literary news including such things as the Nebula awards, the German Nonfiction Book prize, the TS Eliot Four Quarters prize, the Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year, and many more.  I know literary prizes aren't the be all and end all, but they do shine a torch light on some excellent books and are a good place to start if you're looking for a new read (for example, my dad is a sci fi fan and I always check out the Nebulas and Hugos to choose him new books for his birthday and Father's Day - I haven't had a dud yet).  I'm always amazed by just how many great books continue to come out each year. Given all the chaos that is happening in the world at the moment, knowing how powerful and relevant and beautiful (mostly simultaneously) the literary art world continues to be is very heartening.  Another source of great new books is Compulsive Reader!  This month's newsletter has a bunch of terrific books reviewed including Patrick White winner Adam Aitken's latest poetry book Revenants, Sapphic Touch edited by Suman Lahiry and Heidi Chappelow, April at the Ruins by Lawrence Raab and lots more plus interviews and of course two new wonderful book giveaways!  

If you haven't gotten. your copy, firstly, make sure we're whitelisted, and secondly, you can grab one straightaway here in the archive: http://www.compulsivereader.com/sendpress/email/?sid=MA&eid=MjQyODg

If you haven't signed up for our newsletter you can check it out in the archive and if you like what you see and want in on the giveaways, just visit http://www.compulsivereader.com.  Happy reading! 

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CR Newsletter June

The Compulsive Reader newsletter for June has now gone out.  This month's issue features a range of new reviews from authors like Wendy James, Keisha-Gaye Anderson, John Barth, Michelle Cahill, and many others as well as interviews with Brian Lebeau and Anna Salton Eisen, along with the full round-up of literary news and of course our very popular book giveaways.  If you haven't received yours yet you can grab a copy in the archive here: http://www.compulsivereader.com/sendpress/email/?sid=MA&eid=MjQyMzk

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Happy reading! 

Compulsive Reader Newsletter May

The Compulsive Reader newsletter for May has gone out.  This month's issue has a baker's dozen of fresh reviews including such gems as  The Alphabet of Women edited by Miriam Hechtman, American Daguerreotypes by James Penha, and Scale Model of a Country at Dawn by John Sibley Williams along with an interview with The Filthy Marauders' Bob Freville. We also have two new giveaways and a big round-up of April's literary news.  If you haven't received it yet you can grab a copy from the archive.  There is also a new interview with Yilinhi or Lorna Munro. You can listen directly here: https://anchor.fm/compulsivereader/episodes/Talking-poetry-with-YilinhiLorna-Munro-e1h49p2

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