Public Political Posts
In case you’ve been stuck under a rock in a soundproof cocoon for the last several months, it’s election season in the good old U-S-of-A, and people have some strong opinions about candidates.
Book Advocates and You
I’ve been using the term “Book Advocate” for a few years now. It started because there were cases where “book blogger” or “reader” or even “loudmouth” didn’t quite describe the group I was referring to, even though Book Advocates can be some, all, or none of these.
Should You Stay or Should You Go?
This week, Philip Pullman, the patron of the Oxford Literary Festival, resigned because, he said, “that his position as patron of the festival “sat rather awkwardly” with his role as president of the Society of Authors, which has been campaigning for authors to...Reviews and the Reviewers who Review Them
I had a really…interesting experience on Facebook this week.
Report from a Mad World
If the headline above immediately made you think of this movie or this song, then you’re old enough to have experienced the vast and fundamental changes in publishing over the last few decades. But you know what? Sometimes they still make me shake my head
An Open Letter to Authors
Having recently completed the re-vamp of the Bouchercon 2015 website (please check it out!), I’m motivated to make this plea…