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Almost Gone by Brian Sousa
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Book reviewsBrian Sousa’s debut collection, Almost Gone, is a collection of intricately linked stories spanning four generations of Portuguese Americans. In the...
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San Francisco Journal of Books seeks reviewers
The new online publication, San Francisco Journal of Books, publishes thought-provoking reviews of new fiction and nonfiction from across the publishing spectrum. We believe that the divide between...
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Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Book reviewsJenny Milchman’s debut novel, Cover of Snow, will likely please fans of cold-weather crime writers like Arnaldur Indridason (Arctic Chill) and...
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Give Me Everything You Have by James Lasdun
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Book reviewsIt isn’t often that a book keeps me awake at night. Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked, the new memoir by James Lasdun, did just that. In...
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The Copyright Problem: Three Myths That Are Killing Literary Culture
via Wikicommons 1. Writers just want to be read. I recently heard a young woman at a party say that writers don’t mind when their books are downloaded for free on the internet, because “writers just...
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Book Two of My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard (A Man in Love)
Book Two of Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard’s six-volume memoir, My Struggle, recently published by Archipilego Books in Brooklyn–is a bit of a puzzle. First, there is the controversy of the...
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5 Great Books for Grads
// ]]> Emily Post’s Manners in a Digital World: Living Well Online, by Daniel Post Senning Because every grad could brush up on his or her manners before heading out into the job market or onto the...
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One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One
by Lauren Sandler Parents of only children can breathe a sigh of relief. Citing decades of comprehensive research, Sandler sets out to debunk the prevailing myths about only children and their parents....
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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year Old Boy with Autism
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen Year Old Boy with Autism, by Naoki Higashida is a slim, immediately readable journey into the mind of a thirteen-year-old autistic boy. The book is...
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Review of SNOWBLIND
by Christopher Golden reviewed by Michelle Richmond It is the dead of winter, and the small New England town of Coventry is bracing for a blizzard. By the time the apocalyptically brutal storm has...
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A Handful of Glorious Pages
Are you a novelist, a short story writer, or both? I’m currently reading Ann Patchett’s essay collection, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, which chronicles Patchett’s journey to becoming a...
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A Review of FLYING SHOES by Lisa Howorth
When Oxford, Mississippi resident Mary Byrd Thornton receives word from a Virginia detective that the thirty-year-old investigation into the assault and murder of her half-brother, Stevie, is being...
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Structuring a Novel – Where Stories Begin
Caroline Leavitt, bestselling author of the wonderful novels Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow, among others, recently interviewed me about my new novel, GOLDEN STATE (Feb. 4). Here, we talk about...
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Bay Area Literary Events
I’ll be talking about my brand new novel, Golden State, at several locations in the Bay Area. All of the following events are free and open to the public. We have fun, I promise! Wed., 2/5/14, Palo...
View ArticleThe Art of Simplicity – tips for writers from graphic designer Chip Kidd
I’ve been reading Chip Kidd’s Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design. Although the book was written for a younger audience, it’s a gorgeous, superbly readable crash course in the history and principles...
View ArticleHow to Write & Pitch the Cross-Genre Novel – Part 1
by Michelle Richmond (This article originally appeared in the July/August 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine.) The term “genre fiction” traditionally refers to any novel that fits neatly into a...
View ArticleWhat Does Amazon Kindle Unlimited Mean for Authors?
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited just went live, offering readers “unlimited” kindle books for a subscription of $9.99 per month. When I first read this, I cringed. As a traditionally published author, I’m...
View ArticleThe Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michael Faber Reviewed by Michelle Richmond forthcoming from Crown Publishing, October, 2014. When a missionary from England arrives in a distant galaxy as the latest...
View ArticlePimp your resume: The Infographic Resume
Hannah Morgan thinks resumes are rather dullish. Her solution? The Infographic Resume: How to Create a Visual Resume That Showcases Your Skills and Lands the Job. To promote the book, McGraw-Hill...
View ArticleArt Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel Gooding
Art Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel Gooding Reviewed by Michelle Richmond forthcoming from Shambala Redstone Editions, October, 2014 ISBN: 9781590308400 Art Rules! (And How to Break Them) by Mel...
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