CNN reports that J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, has passed away.
In an age when most writers are trying to or hold on to a new book deal, James Patterson is showing us all how it’s done. PW reports that he just inked a 17 book deal. (Yes, folks! 17!) with Hachette publishing through 2012.
According to PW:
“The deal includes 11 adult [...]
Here’s a guest post from Michelle Morgan, author of Nefertiti: A Novel, The Heretic Queen: A Novel, and the upcoming Cleopatra’s Daughter: A Novel.
Please enjoy the following post about life and libraries in the ancient world, and don’t forget to visit Michelle’ website for Cleopatra’s Daughter, as well as her blog. We also have [...]
ReaderViews is a fabulous review service, and is now the official volunteer of Books For Soldiers, which began during the first Gulf War. ReaderViews recently mentioned that:
Soldiers who were deployed were faced with massive downtime and were restricted to their base due to the travel limitations. Regardless of why the military is deployed, the [...]
“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.”
―James Bryce
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The brilliant Frank McCourt talks about poverty and writing at length about his upbringing. If you’ve never heard the beautiful Irish voice of Mr. McCourt, you are in for a treat. Imagine this same voice telling you a story of his childhood, and that is Angela’s Ashes.
Enjoy this short video.
When you think of a comedy group like Monty Python, you think of funny laughs and easy humor. You don’t often think of the writing that went behind it, which is a tribute naturally to the very people that wrote their stuff! In this video, Eric Idle talks about writing with the rest of [...]
If you love books, there are two things you need to do. One, support your favorite authors by buying their books. Two, support your local bookstores, especially the independents. We have lovely bookstores in our town, and as an avid reader, I try to frequent most of them. There is [...]
How much do we love Philippa Gregory? Seriously, I’ve absorbed every one of her Tudor/Elizabethan books for the last several years.
Now she’s got a new book coming out (The White Queen) that she will serialize on Twitter. I think this new form of marketing is really fascinating. I cannot IMAGINE tweeting an [...]
I just got my new author business cards this weekend, and I couldn’t be happier. I ordered a set of 500 cards through Vista Print. The whole thing (including shipping) only cost me $11.98.
I was able to design the card myself and include photos of each one of my books. [...]
