Tatjana Soli guest posted here when her first novel, The Lotus Eaters released. This lovely debut went on to become a New York Times bestseller, was named a …
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Melanie Benjamin: The Novelist Formerly Known As…
I'm SO delighted to host Melanie Benjamin this week - not just because she's got a new book publishing this week, The Aviator's Wife, which I am already …
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What Book Editors Want in 2013
I stumbled across a piece on the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency's blog today about what book editors want to see in 2013. The answers run the gammut, including …
Jamie Ford: Call in Sick More Often
I've been immersed in writing and remiss about organizing 1st Books, so this week, to kick off National Reading Group Month, I'm rerunning one of my favorite …
The Future of Book Publishing?
Several years ago now, my friend Margie McKinley from the University of Michigan sent me a paperback book that had been printed on demand in just a few minutes, …
Alma Katsu: From Writer to Spy to Writer
I'm delighted to be hosting Alma Katsu, whose debut novel, The Taker, is just out this week. Booklist calls it, "An imaginative, wholly original debut" and says …
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Ellen Sussman: Breaking the Rules
I'm absolutely delighted to day to be hosting my friend Ellen Sussman on 1st Books for her second novel, French Lessons. “Touching, thoughtful, hilarious, and …
Kelly O'Connor McNees: First I Was a Quitter
With National Poetry Month now over, it's back to our regularly scheduled Wednesday programming on 1st Books - though I am always up for hosting poetry …
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Connie Post: Advice on Submitting Poetry
Today's Poetry Tuesday comes in the form of advice on how to establish a system for submission, compliments of award-winning poet Connie Post. Connie's work has …
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Dispatches from the (Book Tour) Front
"I never minded reading to three people. I had plenty of experience. The key is that all of you must sit very close together." - Ann Patchett, from "My Life in …
