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kaltonwrites
Oct 30, 20193 min read
How reading can change your brain
Did you know that reading can physically change your brain for the better? Here's how...
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Team OcTBR
Oct 24, 20191 min read
The OcTBR Challenge prizes
We've had a lot of fun this month catching up on our reading and seeing so many of you do the same. Having the whole of October dedicated...
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Team OcTBR
Oct 22, 20196 min read
Author interview with Claire Waller
Hello, OcTBR challengers! We're so excited to be able to bring you this author interview with a wonderful writer, kick-ass artist, Lara...
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Team OcTBR
Oct 15, 20191 min read
Querying writers: what should be in your OcTBR pile?
“Sara, what advice can you give to a writer looking for an agent?”
My answer is always the same and it’s these two things:
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Team OcTBR
Oct 10, 20193 min read
Libraries: more than a first kiss
Yes, I can admit I received my first kiss in the main library located at 5201 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, inside a study cubicle in
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Team OcTBR
Oct 8, 20193 min read
Chatting about reading with literary agent Joanna Moult
Children’s literary agent Joanna Moult knows a thing or two about books. Having worked for Hodder Children’s books, with writers like...
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Team OcTBR
Oct 3, 20197 min read
A sneak peek into your favourite author's OcTBR pile!
We knew it was going to be exciting to see what readers had in their TBR piles this month. But we couldn’t help thinking about the...
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kaltonwrites
Oct 1, 20193 min read
Story time! (How to crowbar more reading into your life)
[Today's post is brought to you by the amazing co-founder of OcTBR - Kathryn Alton!] OK – so as the OcTBR Challenge kicks off in all its...
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Team OcTBR
Sep 27, 20192 min read
Replenishing the Creative Well
[Today's guest post is about the very important topic of keeping your creative well topped up and how reading (and other things) can...
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Team OcTBR
Sep 9, 20194 min read
How the hell do I prioritise my ‘to be read’ (TBR) pile?
My free time has diminished to dangerous levels - resulting in a To Be Read pile of books that would be taller than me if I stacked them.
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