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As an avid blogger, Stephanie has also had the opportunity to share intimate details of her writing and publishing experience with her readers on her blog, Life, Words & Rock ‘n’ Roll.  Here you can learn more about her book tour throught the West Coast (she stopped in sunny California, as pictured above) and check out her new weekly feature, Women Who Rock Wednesdays.  You can also skip over to her website which covers all things IWBYJR, including the soundtrack she compiled to accompany the book - yes, we love the media tie-ins.

For anyone who wasn’t able to make it to our discussion, or just can’t get enough, head to the Oak Park Public Library at 7pm on Thursday, September 18 where Stephanie will reading from her book and signing copies, for sale courtesy of Barbara’s Bookstore.

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Publisher Penguin is just finishing up a six week series of digital fiction called We Tell Stories, that features six original short pieces that bend the notion of traditional publishing and experiencing literature.  Here’s the word from the lead designer, Adrian:

I’m the lead designer for We Tell Stories - it’s a website created for Penguin, in which six authors are telling six stories in ways that are completely original to the web.

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Since we seem to be in the habit of admiring bookcases on genre X lately, I had to share this amazing design from London. This is one of the most innovative designs I’ve ever seen - incorporating a bookcase and storage solution in to a stairwell to a lofted bedroom.

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