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The Imperfectionists: What Is a Novel?
Novel or short story collection: The Imperfectionists.
Read More »An Interview with Sara Paretsky, Author of Body Work
Sara Paretsky keeps cranking out fascinating thrillers about her protagonist, V.I. Warshawki.
Read More »Book Review: Curse Of The Wolf Girl by Martin Millar
Won't appeal to the paranormal romance crowd, and for that we should be grateful.
Read More »Book Review: The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing: The 16-Step Blueprint by Evan Marshall
“In good writing, nothing’s easy.”
Read More »Book Review: Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life by Shelley Carson, Ph.D.
The world’s greatest creations all have their beginnings in a three-pound object: The human brain.
Read More »Book Review: Ablutions by Patrick deWitt
Debut novel looks at the seamier side of L.A. bar scene
Read More »Book Review: The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
In Chicago, during Prohibition, a crop of female killers became the biggest celebrities of the day.
Read More »Book Review: Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk by The Association for Betterment of Sex
This is what happens when five guys get together to write a guide to sex.
Read More »Book Review: Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII’s Most Notorious Minister by Robert Hutchinson
Thomas Cromwell's Machiavellian rise to power in the court of Henry VIII and his fall from grace.
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