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Every Donna Tartt Novel, Discussed

How Capitalism Affects What Writers Write

The Book Recommendation Hall of Fame

The Golden Notebook #2: Cynicism vs. Idealism

Modern Classics: Patricia Highsmith

Fourth Wing and Iron Flame Lap the Big Five Publishers

The Book Acknowledgements that Changed My Life

The Golden Notebook #1: Artists Talking

Taylor Swift Rom-Com Titles

What Are Literary Awards For?

Every Shirley Jackson Book, Ranked

There Are Only Three Seasons in Publishing

How to Read Three Ways: Reader, Editor, Writer

Is Wes Anderson the Next Great Short Story Editor?

Editorial Assistant Book Club: September 2023

Where are all the daunting classics written by women?

Birthdays and Romantasy

Thursday Writing Advice

Blurb is the Word

Editorial Assistant Book Club: August 2023

The Importance of Plot

Taylor Swift, Master of Clichés

EABC Reminder, Fantasy Romance, and a Vintage Book Cover

Thursday Writing Advice

A Barbie Review

Editorial Assistant Book Club: July 2023

Summer Reading List

Most Books Are Good

Elizabeth Gilbert Canceled…Herself?

Editorial Assistant Book Club: June 2023

EDITING MOBY-DICK

Cormac McCarthy

Is Moby-Dick Worth Reading?

The Editorial Assistant Book Club

All Anyone Can Talk About is AI

Do Writers Need Literary Agents?

Taylor Swift Didn't Win a Pulitzer Prize This Year

Is it possible to make money writing anything?

Summer Fridays and a Check List

Ad Infinitum

Rooting for the Villain

What do Obama’s Book Picks Say About Him

The Evolution of True Crime: From In Cold Blood to I'll Be Gone in the Dark

What Happens When Celebrities become Editors?

There is Only the Sea

Why is James Patterson Mad at the NYT Bestseller List?

The Powers and Pitfalls of Repetition in Novels

The 41 Million Dollar Man

Daisy Jones & the Six and How to Create Art in Fiction

What is the Point of Banning Books?

What is the hardest kind of book to write?

First Inaugural Oscar Winners for Books

The Nonfiction NIT Bracket of Expectations

AI is the Cultural Firmament

Great Expectations and an Update on a Very Different Classic

Lessons from a #1 NYT Bestseller, New DHM Logo, and One Wild Interview

The value and limitations of “comp” titles in publishing

Censorship v. Sensitivity

The Three Archetypes of Flawed Books

Is the Mystery Series Dead?

The Two Kinds of Genius Writers and Nantucket!

Do you have to read your friend’s book?

The Night Ocean, New England Ports, and Sober Cannibals

What if the Oscars were for books?

White Whales, TRUST, and Should This be a Book?

Modern Classics: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Biggest Book of the Year Publishes Today, a Documentary about Editing, and No New Bestsellers to Talk About

Best of Year Lists, Book Recommendations for ‘23, and Other Happenings

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