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LitReactor Magazine

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Mexican Author Carlos Fuentes Dies At 83

News by Kimberly Turner

Carlos Fuentes, one of the Spanish-speaking world’s best-known and most prolific contemporary writers, died yesterday in Mexico City at the age of 83.

The Heavy Hand of Didacticism

Column by Jon Gingerich

Why overwriting and needless instruction have a habit of killing a story every time.

Literate Locations: Amazon Announces The Most Well-Read Cities

News by Dave Reuss

The list is out. Did your town make it in?

Me, Myself, and I: First Person Narratives in Fantasy

Column by Rajan Khanna

A look at some examples of first person narratives in fantasy fiction and what makes them work.

Eau de Literature: Book Smell In A Bottle

News by Kimberly Turner

Paper Passion, a new fragrance by German publisher Steidl and master perfumer Geza Schoen, puts the enticing aroma of paper, ink, and glue into a bottle.

LitReactor Alumni

Caleb J. Ross

Caleb began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.

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