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I write a monthly newsletter about the books I’m reading. Please check it out if you like books. During the pandemic, like everyone else, I took up baking. I’ve never been good at it – I follow recipes as inspiration and not guides and, as I discovered, baking is a science. So for months, I…

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Slushpile Reborn

My friend Scott McKenzie and I started Slushpile, a site about books, in 2005. Over the years we’ve sort of pulled back from updating and, as a result, the site has gone stale. I think it’s time bring it back. The site is about reading. We’re readers and writers and we love to review books…

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About Us

Slushpile.net brings you the latest in books-and-publishing news, interviews with authors and industry pros, and assorted rants and cheers about literature. Launched in April 2005, the site provides writing tips and war stories from new authors and established publishing veterans alike to that you, with luck and determination, can escape the slush pile. Thomas Scott…

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