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Do you share a name?
Do you share a name or does your book share its title? Want to know how to bring it up in Google search results? A reporter named Matthew Creamer discovered how to do just that – and banish mentions of some other, less savory Matthew Creamers.

He also tells this story: “what happens when corporations, even those who spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year to craft their brand images, ignore their profiles on search engines. Case in point: A huge consumer-goods company running a high-profile, youth-focused online promotion for a major brand discovered after launch that when people Googled the web address of the promotion -- a mistake a lot of consumers make -- the top results took them to something rather off-brand. Firing up the web browser on his iPhone, one of the executives showed me the website where they ended up. Its central image is a few well-built men cuddling, their enormous genitalia on display for any kids who might have strayed there in an effort to see if they had won a prize from the maker of their favorite processed-meat treat.”

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To read more about how you can banish your doppelgangers, click here.

Do you share a name? There are many April Henrys. At one point, one even bought aprilhenry.com, aprilhenry.net and aprilhenry.gov (back when it was a lot more expensive to buy domain names, which is why I was dragging my feet). At least she didn't turn them into porn sites.

Now. This is my kind of book. Creepy. Odd. Super-well-written. And, in my opinion, overlooked.

Ivy was always drawn to the twins. Ab and Dolph were identical. Pharmacists. Taxidermists. Elderly.

It has always been Ivy and her mom. She went to the twins place afterschool, in the hours before her mother came home from work. She had a play area in the basement, but little did Ivy know that her cottage of oversized pharmacy props were not the only things existing in the basement.

Then on the fateful Easter that Ivy was 7, she made a discovery that would alter her perception forever. What she discovers in the twin's basement is horrific, yet appealing to Ivy.

What follows is a true gothic story. Without giving too much away, all I can say is that pages 177 and 180 are truly stupifying. In a rueful smile way. Am I making any sense?

I do know that there was a bit of a discussion about this title on adbooks. I steered clear since I knew I wanted to read this title. This is one of those books like Funny Little Monkey and 33 Snowfish that elicits extreme reaction. I think that Gantos has outdone himself. This is simply brilliant!

I'm quickly stopping by to post a picture of one of my 3 newest collage prints. This is a 5" x 7" titled "Dog Girl On A Journey". I must admit, this has always been one of my personal favorites. I'm running only 3 to start with, and we'll see how that goes.

You can see this print in My Etsy Shop.

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Until Tomorrow:
Kim
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