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A Storm of Swords
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Written by Matthew Pardue About midway through last week, I talked with a fan of the A Song of Ice and Fire series who has also read one or two of my reviews of the books. We soon found that we have different opinions about it: she prefers the novels…
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Newsletter for November
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CLICK HERE to read the University Press of North Georgia’s Newsletter for November 2012. Want to receive our newsletter delivered right to your inbox? Sign up here!
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Peer Review Explained
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A question we are often asked here at the University Press is “What is this peer review thing and why is it so important?” The Oxford English Dictionary defines peer review as “The review of commercial, professional, or academic efficiency, competence, etc., by others in the same occupation” In publishing,…
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Link-N-Blogs for Nov 2, 2012
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“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” —Mark Twain New Generation of Veteran Authors: Veteran’s day is next week. What better way to honor those who’ve served than by…
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Workshop: Peer Review Processes for Digital Media
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The University Press of North Georgia (UPNG), a scholarly press operated by North Georgia College & State University, is holding a workshop on peer review. This workshop is supported by the NEH Digital Start Up grant and will provide information that is useful to stakeholders in the peer review process,…
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National Novel Writing Month is Here!
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It is that time of year again folks. It is that wonderful, magical month filled with caffeine-fueled dreams and wastebaskets stuffed like cornucopias with pages and pages of trashed ideas and dangling plot threads. Yes, it is officially time for National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo. If you are not…
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A Clash of Kings
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Written by Matthew Pardue I’m having trouble with this review for a few reasons. First, A Clash of Kings is similar enough in style to the first book that most of what I said in my last review still applies. I still prefer the HBO adaption (the second season more…
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