The Self-Made Writer

Hang around with a bunch of writers, and sooner or later the talk will turn to literary agents: who has one, who’s looking for one,...

Having published a dozen books, I’ll let you in on a little secret: I don’t love them all equally. Don’t get me wrong. I worked...

Forget those back-to-school sales. Summer’s not over yet. In Alaska, the silvers are running, and so is the Ode to a Dead Salmon ...

When I write about independent publishing and hybrid authors (those who publish both traditionally and independently), I’m routi...

It's books for Max, not TV I spent the weekend with a brilliant and beautiful baby. His parents (once brilliant and beautiful...

Summer's in full swing, the fish are running, and you know what that means: the hugely popular "Ode to a Dead Salmon" bad w...

The big boys just keep getting bigger. Earlier this month, the Random House-Penguin merger was completed. (No, the new house is...