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Books for Barack!
Man, most of the writers I know are broke. No exaggeration. And yet check this out: Author Ayelet Waldman sent out an email asking authors to donate books for a Barack Obama fund drive and she's gotten more than a thousand donations. She's gotten so many books that...
Respect for the reader
I am not a master of mysteries. With each book, I learn more about plotting, characterization, spinning out the strands that will keep readers involved. But I love mysteries, and I am grateful for the interest and support of the readers who have encouraged and maybe...
First, you get the rust…
As you've heard me complain, getting back into the writing discipline is hard, hard, hard. But I've been making myself churn out some words every day - knowing that they maybe total trash - following the theory that you let the tape run and eventually clean water...
In case you missed it.
If only this were a little further from the truth.please vote.
More than 140,000 responses…
from women of all ages, religions, and ethnicities. Read some of them here. And please do what you can: donate your money, your time, get a friend registered. Wear a button.And vote.
The book is dead
The book is dead!Long live the book!In other words, kiddos, there's been yet another high profile story on why publishing is a dying industry, focusing on the multi-million dollar deals that don't pan out. Sure, it's hard. But guess what? We midlist authors keep on...
Christie speaks!
Wow! Today's New York Times reveals that a box containing 27 audiotapes of Agatha Christie talking about her life has been discovered!The reels contain dictation, seemingly done in preparation for writing her autobiography. And what does Dame Agatha, grand mistress of...
My pride (Cat Lovers for Obama)
In the lioness sense, that is. Just bought this here. But, hey, if you order the button for fun, you should also go here and make a real donation, too. Every little bit helps!
Cats against Palin …
Thank you, Paul Krugman for this link and quote (in yesterday's NYT blog):We already had Dogs Against Romney. Now we need Cats Against Palin:When asked to reveal something about Palin that no one knows, one woman offered, “She doesn’t care for cats very much,” and...
… the king is dead, long live…
What's in a name? If you're Dr. Hector Carpentier, an impoverished young physician in 1818 Paris, everything....(my review of Louis Bayard's The Black Tower in today's Boston Globe).