Kindle has a new app called Vella.
The idea is to publish stories, one episode at a time. Quick reads for “on the go” readers.
Designed for reading on your phone or any device with a browser.
And, the best part for readers, the first three episodes of any Vella story are FREE.
Lucy is a dog. A Labradoodle to be precise. She can record her thoughts on Vella.
Want to know what your dog might be thinking?
Read: The Observations and Tail of Lucy
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A Celebration of Words and Author Interviews
Kacey Kowars
Kacey Kowars has been the host of the Kacey Kowars Show since June 2004. Mr. Kowars has interviewed over 100 prominent American authors. He teaches Language Arts at the First Academy in Orlando, Florida.
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Otto Penzler
Otto Penzler
is the president and CEO of MysteriousPress.com.
He is also the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and is regarded as the world’s foremost authority on crime, mystery and suspense fiction.
Penzler founded The Mysterious Press in 1975, which he later sold to Warner Books (1989). He reacquired the imprint in 2010 and it now publishes original books as an imprint at Grove/Atlantic, and both original works and classic crime fiction through MysteriousPress.com, in partnership with Open Road Integrated Media.
Penzler has won two Edgar Awards, for Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection in 1977 and The Lineup in 2010. The Mystery Writers of America awarded him the prestigious Ellery Queen Award in 1994 and the Raven–the group’s highest non-writing award–in 2003.
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Tom Perrotta
Tom Perrotta is the bestselling author of nine works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning HBO series. His other books include Bad Haircut, The Wishbones, Joe College, The Abstinence Teacher, Nine Inches, and his newest, Mrs. Fletcher. His work has been translated into a multitude of languages. Perrotta grew up in New Jersey and lives outside of Boston.
