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An Uncommon History of Common Things is one of those books you can't put down because of the wealth of fascinating information. A wond...

My Father's Bonus March is a haunting memoir by a great writer, Adam Langer . It's the story of a son trying to know and understand...

Totally swamped. Writing constantly. Finishing a script (gave myself a 6 week deadline), pushing forward on a new novel I'm calling Th...

Ghostbread by Sonja Livingston is an absolutely astonishing debut. Livingston was one of seven kids, moving from one crumbling environment...

A retro, tongue-in-cheek contest to win candy and show off your pipes.

So PW's Best Books of 2009 included no women. Fancy that. At She Writes , there's a nifty piece about why this is more of the same ...

For me, naming characters is really difficult. The name has to fit. It has to sound right. It has to feel as though it belongs to the cha...

Amy Koppelman happens to be one of my favorite authors. Her novels are dark, gritty and just gorgeously written (I've blogged about her...

I'm very bad with titles. They almost always are the last thing for me to think about and I usually end up in a stew about it, but than...

Therese Walsh is the author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy , which is already racking up the raves. Says Booklist , “Walsh’s debut is a m...