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NAW Interview with Myke Cole

Headshots of Myke Cole taken on Saturday, 13 November 2010 in Washington, DC.Photo by Tim Lundin / Freelance / tim@TDLphoto.com - http://TDLphoto.com

As a security contractor, government civilian and military officer, Myke Cole’s career has run the gamut from Counterterrorism to Cyber Warfare to Federal Law Enforcement. He’s done three tours in Iraq and was recalled to serve during the Deepwater Horizon…

NAW Interview with Lori Rader-Day

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Lori Rader-Day is the author of the mystery The Black Hour (Seventh Street Books, 2014). Born and raised in central Indiana, she now lives in Chicago with her husband and dog. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Good…

NAW Interview with Jack Hayes

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Jack Hayes is a journalist for one of the world’s largest news companies. He has reported from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and many others. Visit him here. NAW- Tell us about your book, Candleburn. How did you…

NAW Interview with Shehan Karunatilaka

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Shehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan writer. His book Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew was published to critical acclaim and went on to win the Commonwealth Book Prize, DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and Gratiaen Prize. An advertising copywriter by trade, he currently…

‘Age of Shiva’ (Book Excerpt) by James Lovegrove

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James Lovegrove is the author of nearly 40 acclaimed novels and books for children. Straight after graduating from Oxford with a degree in English Literature, James set himself the goal of getting a novel written and sold within two years. In the event, it took…

NAW Interview with James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the author of nearly 40 acclaimed novels and books for children. Straight after graduating from Oxford with a degree in English Literature, James set himself the goal of getting a novel written and sold within two years. In the event, it…

NAW Interview with Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet is the author of twelve previous books of fiction. Her novel Ghost Lights was a New York Times Notable Book; its sequel Magnificence was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle and Los Angeles Times Awards in fiction; and her story collection Love in Infant Monkeys was a…

‘Savor’ (Book Excerpt) by Barbara Ellen Brink

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Barbara Ellen Brink is the author of nine published novels. She grew up on a small farm in Washington State but now lives in the mean “burbs” of Minnesota with her husband and their mutts, Rugby and Willow. Read her interview…

NAW Interview with Barbara Ellen Brink

Barbara Ellen Brink

Barbara Ellen Brink is the author of nine published novels. She grew up on a small farm in Washington State but now lives in the mean “burbs” of Minnesota with her husband and their mutts, Rugby and Willow. Visit her…

‘Going Somewhere’ (Book Excerpt) by Brian Benson

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Brian Benson grew up in northern Wisconsin and spent much of his youth biking back roads, chasing soccer balls, and variously injuring myself in the woods and water. At eighteen, he headed to UW-Madison, where he pursued two lib-arts degrees. GOING SOMEWHERE…

NAW Interview with Brian Benson

Brian Benson

Brian Benson grew up in northern Wisconsin and spent much of his youth biking back roads, chasing soccer balls, and variously injuring myself in the woods and water. At eighteen, he headed to UW-Madison, where he pursued two lib-arts degrees. GOING SOMEWHERE…