Book Release Calendar Apr. - Jun 01 | Volume Issue 02 | manuscriptmag.ca + Book Dahlia DIY Ellen Hopkins Opens up about writing and hints at her next novel MANUSCRIPT www.ManuscriptMag.com FROM THE EDITORS Putting in the Bookmark... reading04 radar: Bookish07 Hacks Editor’s Picks for Real Life Manuscript Magazine is proud to launch its second and culminating issue for now. Manuscript Magazine was not a project we thought of lightly. We wanted to share our love of reading and work together as friends to launch a creative magazine that came to us as a “pretty cool idea” in the summer of 2018. You know the story. Nowehere had we seen anything like what we wanted to do - nothing like Manuscript Magazine 08 11 - and we knew this would be no small feat. We already had demanding jobs and personal lives that took up enough An Interview with Julie Book Dahlia DIY time throughout the week. However, when you want something, you go for it, right? So that’s what we did. McElwain on Her Epic Series A Wonderful Thought Blog After building everything from scratch and receiving amazing support from everyone whom we reached out to, we knew that we were onto something awesome! However, just like our beloved books, life also has plot twists. With both of us having full-time jobs, lives, families, etc. we now realize that at this time we just don’t have enough of ourselves to dedicate to Manuscript Magazine. We want to sincerely thank each and every person, reader, writer, family member, friend and more who has been so supportive of us and our creative magazine project throughout this whole process. While we are not a mainstream magazine that you see on the racks, we’ve now experienced just a mere sampling of the hard work and dedication it takes to produce something like this and we are humbled and appreciative for the opportunities that we have had under this masthead. 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It only took me 20 We’ve had a ton of support and excitement flowing in minutes to complete and still hangs on my wall. from friends, family, colleagues, and everyone we’ve Ellen Hopkins reached out to. We could do this and we would have a Julie McElwain is an amazing author and her books are great time doing it! No part of this publication may transporting - literally! You won’t be disappointed in be reproduced, shared, stored or picking up a copy of her In Time series. However, life is a cruel mistress and dealt us some transmitted by any means without curveballs. We want to provide our readers with our best written permission from the editor(s). This second and culminating issue for Manuscript work but between work, family and life in general, it’s Magazine of 2019 was a bittersweet creation for both been very hectic, stressful, and very humbling. © 2019 MANUSCRIPT Magazine Ashley and myself. Just as books give us plot twists, so does real life. 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When the weather’s “read” it through someone popular in the book community. I, the Canadian market suffers for it. even more (is that even possible?) in would deem insignificant but can warmer, garage sales are a great else’s voice. Audible is myself, have partaken in buying a order to understand. feel like life or death situations to place to find used books for cheap a great place to stream couple of boxes full of wonderful When is comes to shipping, it seems bookworms. prices. Who knows, you may even audiobooks or you can bookish goodies. To check the mail that Canada frequently gets the All in all, I love subscription boxes discover a new part of town on your download the Libby app and find your book box waiting for short end of the stick and it really is but sometimes I wonder if they’re Where can I read when I don’t have drive. and rent from your local library. you is exhilarating. unfortunate. worth all the money. any space? How can I get books on a low budget? 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