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It’s true. The sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird will appear in July of this year. Harper Lee actually wrote the novel, titled , in the 1950s, before Mockingbird, and had thought the manuscript was lost.

Update: Well, .

Another update: Now it’s .

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America will soon accept for membership consideration. However, such works must still meet minimum earnings requirements—which in most cases will constitute a high hurdle.

Wanted: . “It will take an enormous amount of research work, and of time, to go to America, to UEA, to South Africa. It’s an enormous undertaking.”

English majors are . Employment prospects are partly to blame, but so are curriculum changes.

Victoria Strauss alerts us to vanity publishers .

Why authors . Once a current becomes strong enough, it cannot be reversed.

Finally, how to make . Hmm, I wonder if I can set up a stand and advertise:

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