Writing Insights – On the popular website, Quora.com, where I often hang out, my answer to the below question has gotten a lot of views, so I thought our readers might be interested in hearing my answer.
Doris Booth
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Joan Didion’s Life Work Instilled in New LOA Series
Joan Didion, David Ulin Editor, Library of America – A major literary event: Library of America launches a definitive collected edition of one of the most original and influential writers of our time
Met Her Match by Jude Deveraux, Her Best Yet
Met Her Match, Jude Deveraux, Mira Books – Bestselling author Jude Deveraux is at her best in her latest book, MET HER MATCH. Terri Rayburn is a girl with a reputation.
2019 O’Henry Prize Short Story Edition Goes on Sale
The O’HENRY Prize Stories 100th Anniversary Edition, Laura Furman Editor, Anchor – Now celebrating its centenary, this prestigious annual anthology gathers the twenty best new short stories published in the previous year.
Bruce Dern: Things I’ve Said, But Probably Shouldn’t Have
Bruce Dern is one of Hollywood’s most indelible actors. Many moviegoers will know him as the guy who shot John Wayne in The Cowboys. His career has spanned B and Z movies to Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for some of the most memorable performances in modern cinema. He turned down career-making roles in the Godfather and Gandhi, valuing artistic challenge above roles that might have made him rich and famous.
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy, Ann and Jeff Vandemeer, Vintage – For those of us looking to escape the insanity of today’s world, here is a book that can immerse the reader into pure fantasy landscapes.
Goldstone’s Assassin of Shadows Blends Fiction and History
Assassin of Shadows, Lawrence Goldstone, Pegasus Books – Just after 4 P.M. on September 6, 1901, twenty-eight-year-old anarchist Leon Czolgosz pumps two shots into the chest and abdomen of President William McKinley.
A Good Enough Mother Shows the Secret World of Psychotherapy
A Good Enough Mother, Bev Thomas, Viking – What happens when an experienced therapist starts breaking all her own rules?
David Dow’s Confessions of an Innocent Man Turns Justice on Its Head
Confessions of an Innocent Man, David R. Dow, Dutton – David R. Dow is no stranger to the criminal justice system. As the founder and director of the Texas Innocence Network, which works to exonerate inmates who did not commit the crimes for which they were wrongfully convicted
The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott Plays A Dangerous Game
The Woman Inside, E G Scott, Dutton – Nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted in debut domestic thriller THE WOMAN INSIDE by writing duo, E.G. Scott (whose real names are Elizabeth Keenan and Greg Wand).
