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“Readers and Libraries”

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The Search for My Perfect eReader; Win 2 Books for Your Advice

Karin Kallmaker 11/30/2010 Readers and Libraries

You can probably tell that I won’t be buying a new one every 6 months — whatever I buy needs to fit my needs for 2-3 years. See, I only just gave up my Palm Pilot as obsolete. That’s how long I can milk a platform.

#ereader#TechnologyChanges
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20 Years and 20 More

Karin Kallmaker 11/14/2009 Events and Appearances, In Every Port, Readers and Libraries, Stepping Stone

And this I know for sure too: I have the best readers in the world, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.

Carsen TaiteJewel Book Club

Rampant Communityism in My Little Town

Karin Kallmaker 11/01/2009 LIFE + STYLE, Readers and Libraries

As a good library should, a few of the books I handled were sure to offend me, but I passed them right on; they belong in the library too. Our tiny library collection was actually dwarfed in the new space. Hmmm, maybe they’ll have room for more lesbian fiction titles, then!

#mylesbianfreespeech
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Reality is Not Reality TV

Karin Kallmaker 09/14/2009 Craft of Writing, LIFE + STYLE, Readers and Libraries

Just because I have the passionate commitment about writing to put a story on the page doesn’t mean I have a right to the passionate commitment of others, let alone their money and time. I have to earn it and work to keep it.

#civilitycounts#mylesbianfreespeech#ReadersareEarned
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It’s About Passion

Karin Kallmaker 08/16/2009 Cheers & Chocolate, Craft of Writing, Readers and Libraries

The reason these two stories work so well together is that they are both about the pursuit of joy through passion.

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    Karin writes about women’s feelings, the journeys our hearts make as we go through life, how we relate to our colleagues, our lovers, our family, and how we act and react to the vagaries of fate. Anyone who thinks these topics somehow add up to “trash” should probably keep well away from her.

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  • Unbeliever – One of the Best I’ve Read
    "I don’t often find myself at a loss for words, but Unbeliever has left me shaken. And heartbroken. And happy. And just slightly off balance. Undeniably one of the best I’ve read."
  • Car Pool – Reader Review, Thirty Years Later
    Car Pool, like many of Kallmaker's books, presents readers with a sweet romance. But, she doesn't shy away from including real-world issues in her books.
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