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Poet Doc Patrick Clary, Dying For Beginners. At the heart of this poetry by Patrick Clary are often tough and sometimes terrible details, generated out of an intensely lived, closely observed life as an unarmed medic in platoons patrolling the jungles of Vietnam, an intern in the hospital emergency rooms of New York City, and a nationally recognized Poet-Doctor ministering tothe spiritual and bodily pains of theterminally ill in New Hampshire. His first book of poetry, Notes from a Loveletter, was published under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Walter Mosley, Jeff and Ann Vandermeer, and John Scalzi explore an alternate universe. Award-winning mystery and astrofuturist visionary author Walter Mosley explores alternative universes with sci-fi authors John Scalzi, Ann and Jeff Vandermeer at BookExpo America.

Molly Birnbaum loses sense of smell, but discovers new sense of self in 'Season to Taste'. Molly Birnbaum tells how her budding culinary career came crashing to a halt when she lost her sense of taste--and what she discovered when she set about recovering it.

Maggie Stiefvater follows the ley lines of Welsh mythology to Virginia with earthshaking results. New York Times #1 bestselling YA author Maggie Stiefvater unveils her new 'Raven Boys' series at the 2012 National Book Festival.

Natalie Merchant signs off on her first children's book, Leave Your Sleep. Singer-songwriter-musician Natalie Merchant signs her first children's book, adapted from her acclaimed folk album, Leave Your Sleep.