Laura van den Berg

author of THE THIRD HOTEL, I HOLD A WOLF BY THE EARS & STATE OF PARADISE

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Publisher’s Weekly on ISLE

July 20, 2013 By Laura

A huge thank you to Publisher’s Weekly for their generous (and starred!) review of ISLE. … [Read more...]

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Some Things I Thought About While Revising My Story Collection

July 4, 2013 By Laura

When I make a list of all the first lines, what do I see? What kind of landscape is being built? Ditto for last lines.   Is each story taking the reader someplace new?   Where do I feel myself getting bored?   Where does the reader get taken one too many times?   Is … [Read more...]

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The Buzz About

July 2, 2013 By Laura

Thanks a ton to The Buzz About for this generous early review of ISLE. … [Read more...]

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Beginnings

June 25, 2013 By Laura

The first line from “I Looked For You, I Called Your Name," the story that opens ISLE: "The first thing that went wrong was the emergency landing.” You can read the whole story online here. … [Read more...]

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