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The Black Power of Fiction
What the author of John Henry Days and the author of Bad Girlz can learn from each other.
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The Reader as Lab Rat
What our reading habits reveal about human nature.
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Love in the Ruins
Bookselling in post-Katrina New Orleans.
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The (Not-So) Made for TV Author
"The book's great. Now, about your hair...."
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The Book Is Reading You
Why publishers need to stop worrying and love the network.
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Book Tour Confidential
Are author tours really worth publishers' investment?
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The Copy Writer
Or, why my novel sounds like everything I ever read.
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The Book Mothers
Editing, parenting and writing all require a little nurturing.
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Who Am I?
Not only am I identified with my characters, but my readers like to identify with them too—and by extension, with me.
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On Bullshit Jobs
I recently completed an exhaustive study that, I believe, may add a crucial and profound dimension to the lushly flowering field of Bullshit Studies.
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A Million Little Lawsuits?
Publishers (and their authors) need not be scared off by the charges against James Frey.
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BEA: Is It Good for the Jews?
Applying a mystical formula to publishing's annual gathering.
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The Facts Of Historical Fiction
I'll never know what my ancestors felt. I can only imagine.
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Jesus and the Bestseller List
What would Jesus count?
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I'd Love to Be Hated
Condemn me, please. I could use the money.
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Enough with the Fine Print
Big fonts are not just for geezers.
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A Little Healthy Advice for Publishers
Drop the medical hype in favor of solid information.
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Working for a Woman Can Be a Bitch
Advice for bosses in the female-dominated book business.
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Enough Already
Do we need more bios of the very well known?
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Star Quality
With celebrity titles, publishers have even more responsibility than usual to produce a good book.