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Book Deal? Done. Now I’ve Got 9 Months to Finish Writing
You Guessed It: I’m Writing a Book about Books. Here’s the Backstory.
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Bookish Diversions: Lights, Camera, Bookmarks!
Shōgun, 3 Body Problem, Netflix, J.K. Rowling, TV as Religion, TV as Literature, More
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What’s My Point? Consider the Pencil
The Evolution of an Underrated Tool, Plus Its Famous Users: Thoreau, Morrison, Dahl, Steinbeck, More
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Bookish Diversions: The Bits We Usually Ignore
Dedications, Acknowledgements, Footnotes, More
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3 Reasons Our Art Might Fail
Philosopher Agnes Callard Poses a Question; I, a Professional Editor, Venture an Answer
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Bookish Diversions: Do Audiobooks Count?
A Tale of Two Devices, Task Stacking, But Is It Really Reading? Plus: The Cigar Rollers’ Pastime
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Cormac McCarthy’s Sideline: Freelance Copy Editor
The Pulitzer-Winning Novelist Enjoyed Helping Academics Clean up Their Work
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Editing: Scratch That, Try This Instead
On the Power of Revision: Isaac Newton, J.K. Rowling, Ernest Hemingway, Joan Didion, Peter Drucker, Others
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Bookish Diversions: Surrounded by Books
Nurtured by Books, Bookshelf Wealth, Book-Wrapt, Organizing Chaos, More
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Open Thread: One Book or Author You Can’t Stop Talking About?
When a Book or Author Takes up Long-Term Residence in Our Minds
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Inside the Writerly Life of Joan Didion
A Look at How She Did What She Did
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Bookish Diversion: In the Market
Bookstores! New Orlean’s Greatest Little Bookshop, Buying Books on a Budget, More
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