Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I watched a TV interview with Ann Patchett and Daniel Pink on their favorite books of 2017. You can read the interview or watch it here.
I enjoyed the entire book-review approach to the …
Reading
White Space
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
A couple of years ago I got one of my favorite kinds of calls. It was an offer to let me go through the library of a young pastor who died in 1963. His widow was preparing …
Should a Bookstore Censor Books?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I read an article in Publishers Weekly about a panel held at BookExpo that discussed how a bookstore, especially an independent store, should respond to books that might offend their political or moral principles.
This …
The Longing for the Physical Book
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Digital book sales are flat, and polls show that teens are much more prone to read physical books rather than digital ones. Those who proclaimed the death of the physical book when digital sales were skyrocketing …
Great Books to Read in 2017
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
As is my tradition over the last several years, today I’ll showcase some of the great books I read in 2016. Pull out your To Be Read List so you can make some additions!
I’ll give …
A New Reading Experience
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
The book I’m currently reading/ listening to on my iPad Mini with my Beat bluetooth headphones ready.
I am practically addicted to a brand new reading experience. Well, perhaps that’s not exactly true since I remember loving …
12 Worst Book Endings
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I saw a terrific list of the 12 worst book endings (below) and couldn’t resist sharing it with you. After you’ve read this article, let’s talk.
Literature’s Very Worst Endings
Anatomy of a Successful Book
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Every writer can benefit from figuring out what makes for a successful book. If you understand what elements can add up to strong sales and reader interest, it can help you to forge a plan for …
First Line Winners and Losers
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
“You had me at the first line.” Every author dreams of hearing readers proclaim that the first line of a book grabbed them by the lapels and wouldn’t let them go. Rest assured that not only …
Ending Well
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Over the last several months a number of long-running TV series have broadcast their finale, and a couple are about to broadcast their grand ending. Because the majority of them didn’t end well, this seems like …