A year of reading an author named Alma A few days ago, I posted a monthly reading list of novels about transcending loss, discovering the past, glimpsing the future, or…Continue readingA Duchess of Fantasy 12-month Book List
I don’t write short novels. As a rule. Most of them are quite long, some behemoths. In fact my epic fantasy novel (with the original title for the whole thing…Continue readingHow long should it be?
Coloring books for adults are this year’s surprise smash hit category, and they’re gaining steam heading into the gift-buying season, Jim Milliot writes at Publishers Weekly. The craze that started…Continue readingAdult Coloring Books Craze
Vending machines for short stories(Photo: AFP) It is now possible to read stories that can be consumed in however much time you’ve got to kill. The ‘three minute’ format, for…Continue readingFree stories?
The fine folks of Troy, Michigan were in a financial bind and wanted to pass a small tax to keep the library open. But Tea Party activists came out in…Continue readingBook burning party!
What is it that makes certain stories last? That’s a question that Neil Gaiman explores in a lecture two and a half years in the making, part of the Long…Continue readingStories are alive
One of the formative reading experiences of any child of my background and culture is the book “The Bridge on the Drina” by Ivo Andric. It was a seminal…Continue readingBridge to history
I am primarily a fantasy writer. That is how I view myself and my novels. But literary critics often have trouble labeling me, putting my books into neat little boxes.…Continue readingBut what is it?