Why Publishers Decide What Gets Published – And Why Authors Have Less Control Than They Think
Almost all authors experience an uncomfortable realization at some point, usually between signing a contract and getting a finished copy […]
What Your Library Card Can Save You Every Year
Most households have a number of monthly expenses that they no longer give much thought to. A free trial of
Robinson Crusoe Author Daniel Defoe: Bankrupt, Jailed, and Still the Most Important Writer of His Century
The fact that Daniel Defoe was almost sixty years old when he published Robinson Crusoe is somewhat noteworthy. By that
These Books Didn’t Just Tell History – They Made You Feel It in Your Bones
Fiction is the only way to arrive at a certain kind of knowledge. Not because nonfiction is false, but rather
The Publishing Secrets Every Reader Deserves to Know – And Authors Are Too Afraid to Say
There’s a moment every writer recognizes — sitting with a finished manuscript, or something close to it, and realizing they
The Minneapolis Detective Who Made Readers Forget Their Better Judgment
There’s a particular kind of reader who discovers John Sandford’s novels the way most people stumble into a long-running television
Cloudstreet and the Art of Writing a Place So Vividly It Becomes a Character
There’s a particular kind of literary experience that sneaks up on you. Not the kind where a novel announces its
The Hidden Resources Most Library Users Never Discover
Paying for something you already had causes a certain kind of annoyance. Most people, if pressed, would describe a library
How Selling a Book Became an Entirely Different Game – And Most Authors Aren’t Winning
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that settles over debut authors about six weeks after their book goes live. The