Last year I read over 60 books and surprisingly, my top five favorites were read mostly at the beginning of the year. Not surprisingly, I didn’t write reviews of all of them. For the ones that don’t have reviews, I’ll be writing those later this week. Not all of my favorite reads were released in 2010. My… Continue reading My Favorite Reads of 2010
Tag: One Good Turn
One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
What does a writer, two teenagers, the wife of a shoddy home builder, and a retired cop turned ex-detective now millionaire have in common? They’re all witnesses to a fender bender at the Edinburgh festival. It’s a seemingly ordinary accident that quickly escalates into an assault before being diffused by the writer. And this writer… Continue reading One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
Writing Advice: Learning From The Masters
In October 2009 I was fortunate to meet, very briefly, one of the smartest and prolific authors of my time, Francine Prose. She was in town to talk about her latest book, Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife. The format for her visit, she said, was different from her other stops to talk… Continue reading Writing Advice: Learning From The Masters