"Very few writers know what they are doing until
they've done it"
- Anne Lamott
What Do You Do For A Sequel When Your Spy Drama Was Groundbreaking, But Ten Years Ago?
“This second Night Manager season arrives at a moment when spy dramas have moved on, and in a grubbier, more down-to-earth direction than the one the first season ushered in.” - Slate
How Did Mystery Author Louise Penny Build Such An Intense, Huge Fan Club?
Her publisher sure didn’t help, at least not at first. But then the community “was nurtured and deepened by the connections that Louise made through her own efforts, touring, doing events in the U.S. and Canada, meeting readers face to face, and then also building a social media presence.” - CBC
In Case You Want To Begin The Year With Pleasant Frissons Of Schadenfreude
Here are the most scathing book reviews of last year. Ouch. - LitHub
Jerome Lowenstein, Doctor Who Helped His Tiny Literary Press Pick A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book, Has Died At 92
“His detour into literature began in 2000, when he was asked by Martin Blaser, the chairman of N.Y.U.’s department of medicine, to join him and Danielle Ofri, who had worked with Dr. Lowenstein when she was a resident at N.Y.U., to start the Bellevue Literary Review.” - The New York Times
