Let’s start with V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Laureate of 2001: I read a piece of writing and within a paragraph or two I know whether it
From the L.A. Times: In a widely circulated interview with Publishers Weekly, writer Claire Messud was asked if she would want to be friends with the protagonist
Book publicists, and authors who enjoy talking like book publicists in casual conversation, always aver that word of mouth is the best means of selling
I certainly hope so. (From Dactyl Review) Dismantle the Sun (Booktrope, 324 pages) is literary, but if you are looking for a novel of bright sunshine,
Noodling around on the internet (which takes up a huge amount of my time) yielded this quote from Elvis Costello that I agree with only
–Research the origin of the expression “Bull dyke”. (It’s actually a fascinating story.) –Discriminate between the terms “in stir” and “in the stir”. –Research why,
We declared a worst a while back, and I’m sad to report that this one can’t top it. Still, well, see for yourself: Okay, here’s
The other day, my friend Mai on Facebook pointed to an article about Sheryl Sandberg’s publicist, who sent the following tweet to Kate Losse, who’d
Dismantle the Sun is now listed at readerscircle.org, a website that connects book clubs with authors like me. How fortunate that I am an author like
Only yesterday I was making a few suggestions about what the Summer of Long Knives cover should be. Basically, I suggested a theme and left