Reviews
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).
… and finally
Let's not forget those who died seven years ago today. And, let's face it, how the Bush Administration could have averted these attacks.The warnings were going straight to President Bush each morning in his briefings by the CIA director, George Tenet, and in the...
How We Write: Getting Started with Caroline Leavitt
Caroline Leavitt is the kind of friend a writer needs. Highly accomplished (eight novels - see her home page) and unfailingly generous with her time and good thoughts, she's also about 100 pages into her latest novel. But when she and I sat down to discuss writing,...
Sarah Palin does not represent us
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, two concerned women sent an email to 40 of their friends and colleagues, asking them to respond to Sarah Palin's candidacy as vice president of the United States. These 40 friends and colleagues forwarded the letter to others. By Sunday, the...
Eight months to go…
Big shout-out thanks to designer Geoffrey Boyarsky for this excellent cover!Oh, and here's a cheering story: It takes a village to save a cat.
research…
Okay, I'm not sure exactly who did the murder, but if it turns out to be who I think, then I have my murder weapon. I also have a ton more information on the fall guy (or fall dog, to be specific), thanks to a long and very fun conversation with Eddie Ramos, the...