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The impact of intern labor is far reaching. Dunham’s work life isn’t unique. Perlin estimates that American organizations have between 1 and 2 million interns a year. Ben Lear, a reviewer for Left Eye On Books, called Perlin’s book “ultimately, an impassioned argument for reclaiming the lost rights and privileges of workers.” Because of its fresh perspective and its ability to give voice on a social problem Left Eye On Books found it easy to nominate as one of our best book selections.

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This book was an appealing selection for Left Eye On Books Independent Readers’ Choice Awards because burnout and writer’s block among activists is something so common, but it is rarely discussed. A certain amount of embarrassment comes with the feeling that you did too much, you made yourself sick, or your life is failing apart because of your creative or political ambitions. Rettig challenges the idea that writer’s block and burnout is inevitable. She shows some tried and true strategies that have worked with some of the jury. We chose this book because the inner world of an activist Rettig describes is spot on.

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“We consider our self-published category one of the most important,” says Natalie Cherot, the publisher of Left Eye On Books. “Our readers by in large like the idea of self-published books, but the quality of ebooks is all over the map. Readers have a hard time finding these great gems and can get frustrated with the process of weaving through the slush pile.”

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Wins some amazing books on our Facebook page by just talking to us about independent books. Our big book giveaway starts Tuesday, May 8th and continues into June.

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Left Eye On Books is doing its book giveaway on its Facebook page starting on Tuesday, May 8th to mark the launch of our Independent Readers Choice awards. We will give our readers some of the most coveted books published by the independent press. That includes a copy of “Silver Sparrow.”

Tuesday will also be the launch of Left Eye On Book‘s crowdsourcing campaign.

To advise, or comment, about our jury reading list and win free books visit our Facebook page here.

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Left Eye On Books hopes that giving its Independent Reader Awards will put more independent books on bookstore shelves and produce more online sales.

We are giving away books on our Facebook page starting Tuesday. This includes “Occupy!: Scenes from Occupied America.” Anybody who helps us with our jury reading list is eligible to win a book.

A small jury generally decides the winner of a book award.  Left Eye On Books is experimenting with having potentially hundreds of people nominate. After the jury, and our jury advisers, finish the nominations, the readers vote on the winner.

Details about our campaign and to how to join the jury advisory board here

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According to Publisher’s Weekly, Haymarket Books recent 43% increase in sales was due to Occupy and it’s strategy with connecting directly with Occupy members.

Left Eye On Books is doing its book giveaway on its Facebook page starting on Tuesday, May 8th. We will give away some of the most coveted books published by the independent press on it’s Facebook page. That includes a copy of  “Occupying Wall Street: The Inside Story of an Action That Changed America.”

Tuesday will also be the launch of Left Eye On Book‘s crowdsourcing campaign.

To advise or comment about our jury reading list and win free books visit our Facebook page here.

Details about our campaign and to how to join the jury advisory board here

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