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Launched in August 2018, Magnify is a monthly newsletter that celebrates small press books and the various communities that support them. Each month the “Inside Look” column explores some aspect of indie publishing. Past columns have included interviews with publishers, authors, and indie press publicists; profiles of people and organizations that support independent authors; and personal reflections on my own experience launching my debut novel with indie publisher 7.13 Books.
- Magnify Will Highlight Literary Community Builders
When I started Magnify, my goal was to bring attention to the literary fiction and creative non-fiction coming out from small presses. I saw the newsletter as a small way that I could give back to a community that does so much to enrich the literary landscape by publishing new writers.
- Melissa Duclos on “Writers on Writing”
Debut novelist Melissa Duclos joins Marrie Stone to talk about her novel, Besotted. Melissa shares her nearly 15-year journey with her novel, her decision to break up with it, and her discovery of small, independent presses. She also talks about the novel’s unique point of view, first person omniscient.
On the Eve of My Book Launch: Gratitude- Cleaver Magazine Calls Besotted a Lyrical, Urgent Love Story
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- Submit to Magnify’s Inside Look
- Magnify Will Highlight Literary Community Builders
- Melissa Duclos on “Writers on Writing”
- June 2: Why There Are Words, NYC
- May 31: Jabberwocky Bookshop
- May 9: Why There Are Words, Sausalito
- March 30: Small Presses Get BIG
- March 27: AWP Kick-Off at the Stacks
- March 13: Besotted Launch at Powell’s
- On the Eve of My Book Launch: Gratitude
- Cleaver Magazine Calls Besotted a Lyrical, Urgent Love Story
- Big Other’s Most Anticipated Small Press Books of 2019!
- Besotted Has a Cover!
- A Conversation With Peg Alford Pursell
- 7.13 Books Will Publish My Debut Novel
- Podcast with Booktrib on Breaking Up With My Book
- Salon’s Best Essay of 2015
- Interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow