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Would you like some glyphosate with your cereal?

Review of the book Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture by Kristin Lawless Rating **** 1/2 I try to eat healthy food. I read labels. I buy organic produce. But as much as I try to do the right thing, I still fall prey to marketing … [Read more...] about Would you like some glyphosate with your cereal?

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Lion Book vs. Film

Lion Book vs. Film Rating ***** for both There is something alluring about reading a book and seeing the film adaptation immediately after. That's the experience I had with this book/film combo. The book A Long Way Home was first published in 2013. The film came out three short years later, … [Read more...] about Lion Book vs. Film

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Author Vs Literary Agent

I've been querying literary agents for the past two months. I use a combination of Query Tracker and Publisher's Marketplace to identify agents interested in true crime. So far I've racked up a dozen or so rejection letters. The book I am working on is a nonfiction narrative account of a wrongful … [Read more...] about Author Vs Literary Agent

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Review of Death Sentence

Review of Death Sentence: The Inside Story of the John List Murders by Joe SharkeyRating ***** What would cause a man to kill all members of his family? Your first thought might be that he would have to be a deranged psychopath or someone under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You wouldn't … [Read more...] about Review of Death Sentence