See what some of our authors tell us they are reading this summer. Cathryn Prince, author of American Daredevil: The Extraordinary Life of Richard Halliburton, the World’s First Celebrity Travel Writer (Chicago Review Press, June 1, 2016) Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters by Ulysses S. Grant End of Watch by Stephen King A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny Ira Rabois, author of the forthcoming Compassionate Critical Thinking: How Mindfulness, Creativity, Empathy, and Socratic Questioning Can Transform Teaching (Rowman & Littlefield, September 30, 2016) Siddhartha’s Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment by James Kingsland. Who Rules the World by Noam Chomsky Elizabeth Rynecki, author of forthcoming Chasing Portraits: A Great-Granddaughter’s Quest for Her Lost Art Legacy (Penguin Random House, September 6, 2016) Syrian Dust: Reporting From the Heart of the War by Francesca Borri The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Carolyn Porter, author of forthcoming Marcel’s Letters (Skyhorse, Spring 2017) Angels of the Underground: The American Women Who Resisted the Japanese in the Philippines in World War II by Theresa Kaminski Lighthouse Road: A Novel by Peter Geye Elaine Mansfield, author of Leaning into Love: A Spiritual Journey Through Grief (Larson Publication, October 2014) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Crossing the Owl’s Bridge: A Guide for Grieving People Who Still Love by Kim Bateman On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image by Ann Baring and Jules Cashford Tina Peterson, author of Oscar and the Amazing Gravity Repellent (Capstone, September…
Jill Swenson: Congratulations on the forthcoming publication of your book, Leaning into Love: A Spiritual Journey through Grief, by Larson Publications in fall 2014. What is meant by the title of your book? Elaine Mansfield: After Vic’s death, I leaned into his love. I leaned into the love of the land, the life I created with him, our sons, close friends, and found support. Spiritual help came… [Read More]
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While a great first chapter may interest acquisitions editors in reading your full manuscript, your last chapter may determine whether you get a contract offer or not. Reader dissatisfaction with the ending is the kiss of death to book sales. Perhaps you’ve even put down some of these books that have very well crafted first chapters that landed them a book contract but couldn’t sustain… [Read More]
The Pew Research Center reported last week that one in four American adults had not read a single book in the past year. The number of non-book readers has nearly tripled since 1978. If you want someone to read your book, you know it has to be good. Better than good. The 18-29 year old demographic is the most likely age group to have read… [Read More]
You finish a piece of writing. It’s polished. It’s done. You feel the sense of completion in every atom of your being as a writer. Savor that moment. The end. Done. You save it. You print it. You revise it again. You read it aloud. It’s ready for reader feedback. So who do you ask? Not your lover or spouse. Not your best friend or… [Read More]
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Last week here, I presented the parts of a book which appear in the front of the book. Today, we look at the elements which make up the back matter. After the last page of the manuscript’s text, pagination continues in numerical sequence into the back matter. The front matter is paginated using lower roman numerals, however, the back matter is not. The specific elements… [Read More]