Fiction Archives - Bart Stewart

Literary Fiction is Good for You! (For the New You, That Is)

October 17, 2013 - 3:52 pm | October 17, 2013 Fiction, Society

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I am launching a novel during a time of numerous distracting stories in the news (so how about a distraction from the distractions, hmm?) I am also launching it in the midst of a series of news stories about the health benefits of literary fiction! Not pomegranates, not ab squats, … Continue reading →

How About a New Literary Society? (We’re Due.)

September 30, 2013 - 1:12 am | September 30, 2013 Fiction, Pop Culture, Society

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It is funny to think of some of the unlikely things that civilization relies on, and could not be civilization without… Sewers. Jails. Pollinating honey bees. Public transportation. …How about this one? Literary fiction. Not books in general, though non-fiction books have obvious importance. Literary fiction stands as the ultimate … Continue reading →