Weekly essays about bookstores, libraries, and publishing newsletters on Substack. Also the deeply concerning amount of time I spend thinking about why one memoir book sells 12 copies while another becomes a cultural event.
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Writing 1,000+ Words A Day Is Hard. But That’s Why It’s Worth Doing.
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I recently studied the downfall of National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo. The challenge encouraged aspiring authors to write a 50,000-word novel in the mont...
Defunding Libraries Is a Massive Mistake
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I was ten when Mom let me visit the library by myself.
“Stay here where it’s warm,” she said. “I’ll be back when the church bells ring.”
I wandered between the shelves, breathing in paper and polish. Not...
My Writing Career Is Pretty Mundane, But That’s Why I Love It
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I used to have a pretty idealistic vision of what becoming a full-time writer would look like. There were book signings in exotic cities, coffee chats with bes...
Book Censorship Is Facing a Cultural Revolt
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I read a news story about a library director in Wyoming who was told to pull LGBTQ+ books from the shelves. She refused. The county fired her a week later.
Reporters asked if she regretted it.
“Absolutely...
The Obvious Ways To Spot Someone Secretly Writing With AI
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I’ve spent enough time online to notice people becoming confident about their ability to spot AI writing on sight, which probably explains why every few days somebody publishes a t...
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