on Writing – Page 2 – Book Club Babble

Something unusual has happened to me since I started writing. I find myself feeling rather vulnerable, and with some regularity. I had a different career before this - one where I was confident in my abilities ... Read More...

10 Things I’ve Learned Along the Way

Tabitha Lord

Literary Lagniappe, on Writing

There’s a lot of advice out there for writers. I spend a considerable amount of time during my workweek reading articles and blog posts on everything from marketing strategies to writing craft. Much of it is he... Read More...

Sifting Through Words

Amy Wilhelm

on Writing

I’m always thinking. And, always is not an arbitrary adverb. If you’ve read some of my other blogs, you’re aware I love practicing yoga because it creates a shimmering island of calm in a sea of unbridled thoug... Read More...

Is There Gender Bias in Publishing? A Female Writer’s Pseudonym Experiment

Kelly Sarabyn

on Books, on Writing

Catherine Nichols wrote an interesting article about querying her novel first under her own name, and then under a man’s name, as a kind of scientific experiment. The results were depressing: the "male" writer ... Read More...

Write a Book Already!

Tabitha Lord

on Writing

I wanted to be a writer when I was a little girl – also an astronaut, an archeologist, and a doctor. I almost got there with the doctor thing, but medical school with small children was, for me, an impossible b... Read More...

Beta Readers Mull It Over

Amy Wilhelm

on Writing

Beta readers are a blessing to all writers. My beta readers helped me see things I never would have from my myopic standpoint. How many times can I reread my work before it transforms into a continuous blur of ... Read More...

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Super Humans, Suspense, and Intrigue: An interview with A.M. Wilhelm about her recent thriller Brainstorm

Watch What You Say: A Colorful Suspense by George Weinstein

A Novel Idea and a Labor of Love: The Story of a South Philly Bookstore

Losing a Daughter to the Opioid Epidemic: An Interview with Elise Schiller

Interview with Ed Rucker, Author of Justice Makes a Killing

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Educated by Tara Westover

Best of 2019 – Our Favorite Reads!

Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut Books – A Winning Series!

Unholy Faith – A Review of DEATH IN THE COVENANT by D.A. Bartley

Angie Kim’s successful debut novel Miracle Creek is an emotional look at parenting and coming-of-age wrapped up in a whodunit

Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun Showcases Intrepid Female Adventurer in 1920s Kenya

Should Fans of the Book Bother Seeing Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine?

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Book Club Questions: Educated by Tara Westover

Best Gifts for Bookish Pals – 2019 Edition

A Novel Idea and a Labor of Love: The Story of a South Philly Bookstore

Handle With Care: Writer Inside

10 Things I’ve Learned Along the Way

Sifting Through Words

Is There Gender Bias in Publishing? A Female Writer’s Pseudonym Experiment

Write a Book Already!

Beta Readers Mull It Over

Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun: An Interview with Marc Graham

Super Humans, Suspense, and Intrigue: An interview with A.M. Wilhelm about her recent thriller Brainstorm

Book Club Questions: Educated by Tara Westover

Educated by Tara Westover

Looking At What is to be Seen: A Review of Dana Spiotta’s Innocents and Others

Two Families, One Secret: An Interview With Lynda Cohen Loigman

Unearthing The Lion Trees’ Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord