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Posted by Barry Lyga | Jun 1, 2017 | The Publishing Biz, Writing
Here is June’s fundraiser short story for the ACLU: ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS STORY GO TO THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION! A young man celebrates his eighteenth birthday with some drinking. Who could get hurt? Susan Ann...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 16, 2017 | Interviews, The Publishing Biz, Writing
Over on the Huffington Post, the Book Doctors interviewed me about Bang, pizza, and writing books that teens read. TBD: How did you learn to become a writer? BL: I sort of figured it out on my own, really. I knew at a very young...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 3, 2017 | Writing
After last month’s extremely dark turn, I thought maybe something a little lighter for this month… So, let’s read about a super-powered serial killer! A hero. A villain. And a cop caught in between. “Sometimes...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | May 1, 2017 | Writing
I’m so happy to announce that Bang has received its fourth star, courtesy of the folks at Shelf Awareness, who say, in part: Lyga shifts among variations on guilt, healing, gun violence and Islamophobia with ease as...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | Apr 13, 2017 | The Publishing Biz, Writing
The New York Times Book Review has posted its review of Bang. Needless to say, I’m stoked: Lyga captures the heartbreak of Sebastian’s situation with sensitivity and compassion, exploring how a life can be unfairly defined...
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