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This sounds amazing. I am all in. One question – will you allow reviewers to use pen names? I ask because it is often risky for an author, particularly a newer author, to write an honest review under their own name. It’s a small community, and we strive very hard to maintain goodwill with our peers. However, I am genuinely interested in what authors think of of books that aren’t their own. I think published authors have a unique perspective on what makes a book tick. But it’s hard to really say what you think when you’re writing under your own name.

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Yes, we've got a review upcoming from someone who writes under a pen name

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Great to hear. Thank you!

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Although now that you've publicly asked this, everybody will assume that every article we run is actually by Sara Read in disguise!

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😆😆😆

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Very happy to hear about the print edition. Also, I like this intro "We are a quarter of the way through the new century, and the state of high culture is not what it should be. Individuals are no less brilliant, but there is a clear institutional lack." Reads like a performance audit report of our high culture, even using some of the keywords performance auditors use such as "institutional lack" and "not as it should be" and I love that. 👍

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Lol! Thanks.

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P.S. I am a performance auditor and these are compliments.

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We appreciate having passed the performance audit!

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Haha. You're welcome.

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Very interesting idea it certainly sounds exciting, it'd be great if some of us smaller stacks and new and up coming writers could get our fiction reviewed also.

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The plan is to review new indie and self-published literary fiction. We take that seriously!

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Ohhhh cool, I run a fantasy event hereon Substack so could spread the word among them. I’m also prepping to re-release some of my older fiction, and start having newer ones reviewed might have to after I revise Crown of Blood to see if it’s worthy.

Regardless I’ll restack everything and direct any decent authors your way and to your website.

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Very interested to see where this goes!

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Thank you Derek! Us too.

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Congrats on the launch!! Incredibly excited for this!

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Thanks so much Michael!

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This sounds promising, and much needed. Glad you are doing a print version. I will subscribe to get that.

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We're excited for that as well. Thanks so much Contarini!

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Congratulations! I’m especially excited about the print option.

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Us too! Thank you!

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Looking forward to this!

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Thank you so much Katherine!

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Bravo! Much needed, and a brilliant team. Expect great things. Onward!

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Thank so much David! Thrilled about this.

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Congratulations! The time is right for this. Looking forward to it.

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We think so too. Thanks Julie!

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Sounds great!!!!

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Thank you Mark!

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Boom.

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🍬

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Oh boy this is going to be the most fun thing ever!

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Well, interviewing bodega owners about politics is the most fun thing ever, but we're hoping for second place!

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Just pledged an annual subscription. Godspeed Ross, Sam and Lou. Looking forward to this!

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Thank you so much Matt. Means a ton!

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Very best wishes for success. I'll follow with interest.

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Thank you so much Yasmin!

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