Okay, head ‘splosion happening over here. I just ran across a GalleyCat post that poses an unthinkable question…should writers read? I’m going to try to avoid the kneejerk “omfghowcouldyouevensuggestotherwise” and say… I’ve run into this question before. Usually it’s coupled with some kind of discussion of the dangers of tainting
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Today, my friends, is the 75th anniversary of the publication of Gone With the Wind.* Despite all the well-deserved hoopla (with very worthy press coverage of the amazing Ellen F. Brown’s Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind and even a thrilling upcoming media appearance for yours truly…more on that later),
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Doesn’t “Scott” look marvelously creepy? I do a lot of events, and most of said events usually include a question and answer session at which I am asked a question something like this: What do you think of Twilight/Harry Potter/vampire books/fanfic/The Downfall of Literature? I get the feeling most people
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You know how sometimes all conversation, media consumption, and thought seems to coalesce into a Grand Theme for a moment? Well, lately, a cool 69 days since The Heroine’s Bookshelf was released by Harper, the theme has been (im)perfection. Like many of you, I enjoyed Black Swan and Tron: Legacy
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When people hear about the books in my book about books, they go one way or the other. Either they’re neutral/excited, or their faces fall. ”I haven’t read all of those,” they say, crestfallen. Or they read the book and say “To my shame, I’d never read ____________. “ As
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