Harpers calls Katie Hafner’s sixth book, Mother Daughter Me, “an unusually graceful story,” and Kirkus calls it “heartbreakingly honest.” KJ Dell’Antonia, …
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M.J. Rose: An Amazing Self Publishing Success Story
My very dear friend M.J. Rose has a new novel, The Collector of Dying Breaths, releasing April 8. Water for Elephant author Sara Gruen calls it "Mysterious, …
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Cathy Marie Buchanan: Finding the Writing Life
When Cathy Marie Buchanan asked if I’d read her new novel, The Painted Girls, I jumped at the chance. I loved her debut, The Day the Falls Stood Still, and this …
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Ariel Lawhon: Art is the Gift
I'm just delighted to host Ariel Lawhon, whose debut novel, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress released yesterday. People Magazine says of it, "Inspired by a …
Bethany Beach Books, Bethany Beach DE
When my husband and I first got married and his mom was still alive, we used to spend a week every summer in Bethany Beach. Page passed away several years ago …
Happy Holidays!
1st Books will be back in 2014! Enjoy the holidays! …
A Statistical Analysis of the New York Times Notable Books in Fiction for 2013
I'm ever curious how the New York Times editors' book taste compares to that of more general readers, so I sliced and diced The New York Times "100 Notable …
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Tattered Cover, Denver CO
an amazing Colorado indie now at the airport, in case you're just passing through Anyone who has ever shopped at Tattered Cover knows to look for excuses to get …
8 Great Gifts for Writers
Unless you're an editor willing to wrap up a book deal and set it under a tree, consider one of these eight great gifts for writers - from stocking stuffers to …
Allison Winn Scotch: Moving the Other Way, from Traditional Publishing to Indie Author
I first hosted New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch’s on 1st Books when The One That I Want released in paperback from Broadway, a Random House …
