Q&A: Where Did Love and Death Come From in Lost In A Book?
Essays, News
I do a regular Q&A over on my Goodreads page, and I just answered a great question there from a reader named Jodi about Beauty and the Beast: Lost in ... Read more
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Ideas, observations and essays -- mostly about books and writing.
My Bookshelf: SCRIBE by Alyson Hagy
Essays, News
I loved this hard, dark blood-jewel of a book. Beguiling, unsettling, and beautifully written, SCRIBE is a story of long-buried secrets, of wrongs done, and of the power of words ... Read more
Why I Vote
Essays, News
“Remember the ladies…” Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John on March 31, 1776, urging him and his fellow members of the Continental Congress to give women representation in the laws ... Read more
Wolf-Alice Comes Alive
Essays, News
OK, forgive me a little fangirling here. It has been (many) years since I have stood in a sweaty, crowded club to see a band. But that’s exactly what I ... Read more
Why You Should Read Wuthering Heights
Essays
I was an American sixteen-year-old the first time I read Wuthering Heights. Miss Warren, my English teacher during my junior year, assigned the book. I remember sitting at my desk ... Read more
Never Close Your Eyes
Essays
A few months ago, I was asked by Penguin UK to write a foreword to a volume of Washington Irving’s work. Insanely honored by the request, I immediately said yes ... Read more
The Raven King
Essays
I was fifteen when I saw David Bowie perform on Saturday Night Live and what I saw that night changed my life. In one song, he was a pale, unsmiling ... Read more
How I Got My First Sale
Essays
If there’s one question I get asked more than any other, it’s “how do I get published?” A few years ago, I wrote a piece about how it happened for ... Read more
Let’s Tell FOX That Books Matter!
Essays, News
Dear Reader: I have just launched Just Add Books – a campaign to include a books category in FOX-TV’s Teen Choice Awards. I started this campaign after looking at the recent TCA’s ... Read more
Why I Write
Essays
I’d like to share one of the high points of my recent Revolution book tour. I was giving a reading at the University Bookstore in Seattle, and a very dedicated English teacher ... Read more