1,000,000 Words
The other day I was talking to my partner, Todd, as we commuted on the MBTA (red line represent!) He asked how many books I’d written. I began the sophisticated process of counting on my hands. Nine. I’ve written (not…
Tag: fiction
Finding True North (even when it is called South)
Let us suppose that an era comes, an era of undetermined length, where words come unmoored from meaning. A word like “compassionate” say. No problem. Easy enough to hang onto the definition: To be compassionate is to both understand and…
Why Stories Matter, Especially Now
We are in tumultuous times and it is easy to dismiss art, music, writing, maybe particularly writing fiction, as a luxury. I think it is anything but.
Friday Feast: Hygge Your Reading Life, What to Read when Trapped in Your Home by a New Baby, 16 Friggin’ Great Books, Dystopian, Escapist, Immigrant, Feminist, Finnish Books & More, Lots More Book Recs!!
The pace of change emanating from Washington, D.C., has many of us reaching for books—whether to escape, learn, resist or a little of each–Dead Darlings is here to help.
An Interview with Michelle Hoover, Author of Bottomland
Building on her critically acclaimed debut novel The Quickening, Michelle Hoover’s gripping, brilliantly crafted new release, Bottomland, follows the Hess family’s struggle to stay together on the Iowa plains following the mysterious disappearance of two family members during the years…
Hearing Voices
I’m sure you’ve all heard the advice to put your manuscript in a drawer for a few months before tackling the next revision. Getting some distance allows you to see things you otherwise can’t because you’re too close to it….