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His first novel, the unchangeable spots of leopards, received an honorable mention for the 2014 penhemingway award, was longlisted for the. He writes electric literatures unfinished business column, about the incomplete works of great authors, and teaches english and creative writing at the state university of new york at new paltz. When does the artist stop making art out of his own life and start living it. The unchangeable spots of leopards by kristopher jansma perhaps like most people who are professionally involved with books, reading and writing, one of my favorite fiction genres is the novel that takes on writing or publishing as its topic and its theme. Pdf leopard s blood download full pdf book download. Its a heartfelt novel, tender and painful and cathartic all at once, and even if the characters belong to new. Leopard, also called panther, large cat closely related to the lion, tiger, and jaguar. A plea to booksellers from a penguin rep on a strict no paper diet. The unchangeable spots of leopards hardcover watermark.