
One of the best/most nervewracking things about publishing is the big cover gamble. I’ve been incredibly fortunate with Harper, who took the time to ask me my thoughts about the original cover and made sure to get it right. The paperback is in the capable hands of Harper Perennial, which
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Sometimes Google Alerts brings the most tantalizing surprises. Example: News that my book was featured on both Vogue Italia (as “Obsession of the Day” – I’ve linked to the English version) and Elle Italy‘s websites and that La biblioteca delle donne, the Italian translation of The Heroine’s Bookshelf, was released
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Ah, Jane Eyre. You have sucked up innumerable hours of my time and God knows what kind of space in my head and heart over the years. And your covers always tend to feature bland, bleak, gray-clad governesses who don’t really point to an appealing book within. In honor of
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