Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: about 40 degrees
Like many of you I suspect, I’m wrapped up in the Winter Olympics. At a dinner party this past weekend, we had quite a discussion about what …
That’s Amore!
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: up to mid-40s
How many words are there for love? I wish we had more in the English language to distinguish the kinds of love.
We have parental love for …
Boys Will Be Men
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Mid-40s. Still cold!
In the February issue of the review publication BookPage, I read an interview with Richard Whitmire, author of Why Boys Fail. Whitmire, the father of …
Romance Keeps Growing
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: mid-40s again
I’m blown away by the statistics indicating how many romance novels are read! The Romance Writers of America website reports that 74.8 million Americans read at least one …
Men in Print
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Mid-40s
We’ve just passed Valentine’s Day, and as usual it had a lot of emphasis on the romantic relationship. My sweetie tends to get more tender as the years go …
Friday Free-For-All: Writing Your First Book
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: 30 and snowy
When did you begin writing your first book?
What made you think you could do that?
Was it reading another book?
Knowing someone else who read a …
What’s Faith Got to Do with It?
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Low 40s and Rain
I’m still thinking about all those junior high students in the “Letters to Authors” contest I was judging last week –I’ve blogged a bit about their …
Male or Female-Who’s Reading and Who’s Writing?
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cold and Wet
In Monday’s post on judging the “Letters to Authors” written by junior high students, a couple of other items caught my attention. One of those was the …
Readers and Race
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: 42 and dreary
Another impression from my recent foray into judging the writing of junior highers is the diminished racial identity and perception among young readers. Several entries were in …
More New Readers Found
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cold and wet
Wow, what good news to start a new year—adult fiction had positive sales last year. That’s according to Nielsen’s BookScan, which reports on 75% of the market. …