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Oct.16.2012
(Originally posted at The Weeklings, October 10th, 2012.)
Point/Counterpoint is a beloved feature that first appeared in the fall 1972 edition of the Weeklings. PC/P is the product of an intellectual tradition hearkening back to storied Oxford debate squads and the golden age of radio, in which...
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Sep.25.2012
Wherein I interview the world's greatest zombie expert, who may or may not be insane. Depends on your opinion of his "Bauer Breakdown."
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Sep.25.2012
The Infects gets a STARRED REVIEW from BCCB, a journal that goes to every library and school in the country. Huge!
Beaudoin, Sean The Infects.
Candlewick, 2012 [384p] Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-7636-5947-9 $16.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-0-7636-6211-0 $16.99 Reviewed from galleys R...
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Feb.14.2011
I noticed this morning a quote attributed to Martin Amis from the BBC program, Faulks on Fiction: "People ask me if I ever thought of writing a children's book. I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book,' but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who...
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Jan.18.2011
It's been a long time coming, but I am very proud to have this book now available. I hope you'll take a second to check it out amongst the deluge of other books on the market. Thanks.
“Beaudoin’s razor-sharp rhetorical wit plays smartly with the generic conventions of the hard-...
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Sep.15.2010
If you're considering visiting Seattle with tweens, take note -- it could end up being your best family vacation. Seattle, when the sun shines, is one of the most beautiful cities in America and offers literally hundreds of non-touristy options and variations for all the family. Vacations with...
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Aug.15.2010
Hey, check out the interview I did with hilariously twisted author Sam Lipsyte (The Ask, Home Land) over at The Nervous Breakdown.
Here's how it begins:
In 2004 I sat on someone's couch, listening to a writing group take turns demolishing one of my short stories. The final critique, delivered by...
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Jul.09.2010
No more talk. No more posturing. No more filibusters and press conferences. America is broken. It’s time to cut through the rhetoric and take decisive action. Two weeks ago, I retreated to my woodsy cabin in the Montana foothills and mused upon the NINE greatest problems facing society today....
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Jul.02.2010
This interview in a sleazy diner between music journalist Joe Daly and myself is currently the #1 most read post on The Nervous Breakdown.com
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Jul.02.2010
Fresh copies of my new novel You Killed Wesley Payne (Little, Brown-feb. 2011) arrived in large cardboard boxed a few weeks ago and have subequently been sent to to various marketing arms and review outlets. Called "An unholy union of Grease, The Road Warrior, and Heathers, only back when...
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Feb.03.2010
Paul Shirley is a victim. The former NBA journeyman and freelance writer just can’t understand the outpouring of dismay and revulsion at his recent comments on Haitian relief efforts. Shirley blogged that any donations he might give would be akin to tossing a few coins at the homeless. And he is...
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Oct.01.2009
Just found out last week that the Polish translation rights to Going Nowhere Faster were sold, which sounds like a dumb joke but isn't. I'm ecstatic that the teens of Krakow may soon be reading a Polish version of GNF and can't wait to see what the new title is going to be idiomatically.
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Sep.23.2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009Originally published on Author Bites
Sean Beaudoin was awesome enough to come back to Bites and ramble even awesomelier (get an English degree, then you can create cool words like me) on book banning for Ban This! Listen to what he has to say. Aside from being witty and...
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Aug.01.2009
Fade to Blue is finally here. You can buy it at a little mom-and-pop store called Amazon, or visit you local indie bookseller. Buy two and use one to mop up spilled Gazpacho.
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Jun.29.2009
My new book Fade To Blue is a month away from publication. Man, it's been a long road. Especially since I finished it two years ago. It's like one of those lost albums that's been in the vault because of some disgruntled roadie's lawsuit. But, yes, it's finally coming out. If every single person on...
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About Sean
Sean Beaudoin is the author of four novels including Going Nowhere Faster, Fade to Blue, and You Killed Wesley Payne's. His latest novel, the rude zombie opus The Infects will hit shelves Sept. 25th 2012. His stories and articles have appeared in numerous...
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