A Pinch of Ooh La La by Renee Swindle just released yesterday! My friend Ellen Sussman says of it, “Renee Swindle writes about the complications of love with …
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Guest Authors
Katie Hafner: On Writing, Publishing, and Tea
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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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 …
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 …
Harriet Scott Chessman: The Beauty of Ordinary Things
I am so delighted to host Harriet Scott Chessman on the occasion of the publication of her stunning new novel, The Beauty of Ordinary Things. Her previous …
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Dan Chaon: The Continually Humbling Process of Writing
To celebrate the paperback publication of Dan Chaon's story collection Stay Awake (named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the …
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Marybeth Whalen: The Work of the Story
This week's 1st Books guest, Marybeth Whalen, is the author of four novels, including the just released The Wishing Tree, which Sheila Roberts calls, “A lovely …
Sarah Jio: Career Life Balance … and Silencing the Naysayers
When I first met Sarah Jio - at the Pulpwood Queens Weekend in January of last year - she had both a new baby and a new book along with her (and a very …
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Joan Steinau Lester: A journal full of poetry and frustration, in equal measure
Joan Steinau Lester's second novel, Mama's Child released yesterday. Alice Walker calls it "an astonishing accomplishment … riveting art," and it's an …
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