Jonathan Miles’s debut novel, Dear American Airlines gets a good review from Richard Russo in the New York Times. I’m about halfway through this quick novel and will have more about it later. But for now, I just wonder what the airline’s PR department thinks about it. Granted, a literary novel isn’t exactly going to…
continue readingGetting Your Book on the Shelves
If you’ve self-published a book, used a print-on-demand service, or gotten squat for help from your publishing company’s marketing department, here’s a great article with detailed instructions for pitching your book to book buyers and store managers. [I learned about this article from Jonathan Lyons’s blog, and I think he got it from Shelf Awareness.]
continue readingParisian Pen Habit of Mark Sarvas
I profiled lit blogger extraordinaire and debut novelist Mark Sarvas in the May 2008 issue of Pen World. In the piece, Mark describes how he used pens during the writing and editing of his novel, Harry, Revised. He also explains his habit of collecting pens while in Paris.
continue readingAnd You Thought You Had a Lot of Books…
The New York Times features a great article by Alberto Manguel about how he selected his home, in large part, because it could house his 30,000 volume library.
continue readingWriters and Favorite Obscure Books
The Village Voice published an an interesting rundown of authors such as Jennifer Egan and Donna Tartt selecting their favorite obscure books. Some cool choices on this list. Egan’s seems particularly intriguing. So let’s hear it. What’s your favorite obscure book?
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