January is a month for diet books, exercise manuals and a host of self-improvement programs.…
Category: Ann’s Blog
Like the rest of you, I’m sorting through an onslaught of holiday catalogs these days,…
Have I mentioned my friend Jim Fox lately? Surely I have. Jim Fox is, among…
When I read Mary Laura Philpott’s piece in Publisher’s Weekly today — “Think Before You Link,”…
Not too long ago I was out walking Sparky when one of my neighbors stopped…
There are a lot of different ways to read Jesmyn Ward’s new novel Sing, Unburied,…
If you ever want to make an author happy, just tell her you’re reading her back list. When a new book comes out, the new book gets a ton of attention – reviews, interviews, a book tour – all the things that will help it get launched in the world, while the back list sits quietly on the shelf (if it’s lucky, because bookstores don’t have infinite space to stock everybody’s backlist).
