I Hate The Sun, and We Have to Save America From It.
In 2007, Slate inaugurated the A Fine Whine column, in which a Slate writer lets fly at some (usually petty) annoyance for a couple of pages. It came infrequently at first, but…
Stupid Things Great Writers Say
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 is by a woman or…
So Over It Contest #2
This is a hard one. Knowing your Shakespeare, or the history of the Plantagenet dynasty, should be of some help: Once again, the prize is an ebook copy of Dismantle…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I just mailed off five free signed copies of Dismantle the Sun to some lucky so-and-sos at librarything.com. Of the five winners, two are residents of rural Michigan, and one of…