by Jamie Chavez | May 4, 2015 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
Not too long ago I ran a post I called “Trains, Planes, and Pen Names (and Practice).” It is about authors—well known, award-winning authors—who, before they became well known award winners, did all sorts of writing to pay the bills. And, not coincidentally, honed...
by Jamie Chavez | Apr 16, 2015 | Books You Might Like
I’m reading Lila, Marilynne Robinson’s third book set in the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa. The first, of course, was Gilead—winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award—and is the late-in-life ruminations of the Reverend...
by Jamie Chavez | Mar 7, 2015 | Books You Might Like
I’ve always enjoyed a good memoir (and if you’re not sure what one looks like, check out Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club). I’ve reviewed more than one here (Michael Hainey, Eddie Huang, Michael Paterniti), and I’ve written about what makes a good one. If you’re also a fan...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 5, 2015 | Books You Might Like
I’ve been publishing a recap, every January (or February!), of every book mentioned in posts during the past year. It’s just a list of of books I talked about last year, here on the blog, and I present them as a cross-reference … in case you were thinking of reading...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 2, 2015 | Books You Might Like
If you’ve ever held one of my business cards in your hand, you’ve seen it, scrawled across the bottom in 24-point type: I love books! And I do. I love talking (er, writing) about reading them, about editing them, about authors and writing. Honestly, if there were...
