Short Saturday: Story Ideas

by | Aug 23, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers

I am always interested in interviews with authors, especially when they’re as interesting as this one at the Harper’s Magazine blog is. It’s a chat with Christopher Beha and concerns, mostly, his second novel, Arts and Entertainment. We’ve talked a lot about story...

The Bonus Round (2013 Edition)

by | Feb 3, 2014 | Books You Might Like

I’ve been publishing a recap, every January, of every book mentioned in posts during the past year. (Except—whoops—I missed January this year. But maybe you did too? Man, that month went by fast!) Mind you, this is not a list of books I read last year (although there...

Where Do You Get Your Story Ideas? (Part 4)

by | Apr 15, 2013 | The Writing Craft

I have a pretty large collection of children’s picture books, started long before the Boy was even a gleam in my eye and added to long after he’d declared himself too old for them. I love these kinds of books, because the combination of art and words (whether actually...

Southern Fiction: My Reading List

by | Mar 28, 2013 | Books You Might Like

We were discussing Southern fiction earlier, and I promised you a list. Here it is. I’ve read these and liked them. You may suggest others; I hope you do. Agee, James / A Death in the Family Burke, James Lee / the Dave Robicheaux series of books Capote, Truman / Other...