How Amazon Hurts Readers
Amazon may on its surface appear diverse, comprehensive and democratic in its wide array of offerings. Yet its danger lies in its monopolization of the power over what so many read.
Update from the Ivory Tower
In today's summation of news: San Francisco, where every book lover wants to be; a how-to book for Victorian writers; Gatz--a seven hour play from one of America's most beloved novels; a new website for literary-inclined youth; Salman Rushdie on inspiration; literary lists; and publicity for yours truly.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: On the Necessary Influx of Books
Currently afraid of novels, the amateur novelist discovers the value in books of a different sort.
The Process, The Process: Part 1
An occasional series on writers and writing on screen. Subjects for review and inappropriate metaphors gratefully received by message in a bottle, or pigeon-post.





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