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Too Many Books? Yes. And no. by M.J. Rose
Author, M.J. Rose, in a follow-up to her essay exploring the overabundance of books being published today, answers readers' questions about the glut in publishing.

Too Many Books? by M.J. Rose
M.J. Rose examines publishing's bureoning book production, a steady decline of readership, and a impact these factors have on an increasingly literarily uninformed public.

The Resilient Writer by Catherine Wald
In this collection of conversations, twenty-three successful authors talk about rejection experiences.

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