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editors
and authors Tom Jenks and Carol Edgarian, is considered by authors and
readers to be the best and
most popular online literary publication available
today.5 million hits, some 300,000 page views
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and digital audio book
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State Librarian
Jo Ann Schindler points out the advantages of this new
digital collection: "For the customer, this
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renegade Texans has been defeated in an invasion of
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magazine.
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writers today
. A $4,000 Narrative Prize is awarded
annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, or work of
literary
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's New Book on New Orleans Excerpted; Plus, Interviews
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issue the exclusive serialization of acclaimed
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