At our recent m/m roundtable, Sunita and I had a bit of a discussion in the comments about the Out for You and Gay for You tropes in m/m romance. That discussion and various others around the internetz got me thinking about Problems in Romance and the nature of them. ... more >
I was involved in a conversation on Twitter a couple of weeks ago about whether or not books are “substitutable”. The context was a patron going to browse books at a library. Would one book do just as well as another? Differing views were expressed but I mainly ended up ... more >
I was being equal parts careless and provocative, when, the other day on Twitter, I tweeted the following: 1088 pages is just too long a book no matter how skilled a writer you are. Agree or disagree? Quite honestly, I was bored and looking for something to liven up my ... more >
Audrey Niffenegger’s literary love story, The Time Traveler’s Wife, has sold over seven million copies worldwide. Now, on the 10th anniversary of its publication, Zola Books has issued the first-ever digital edition. What’s more, the DRM-free e-book contains a 25-page excerpt from a sequel Niffenegger is writing. When Zola Books ... more >
Vivian Arend and Elle Kennedy talk about the evolution of a series. How they are birthed and how hard they are to continue. Series are a very popular selling tool for authors. Readers seem to love them and hate them in equal measures, but the dollars seem to indicate that ... more >
The story of the Canadian teen who committed suicide because of bullying—but not before she told her story via a YouTube video— has hit me hard. What makes the matter even worse are the comments on the video by trolls. Some are so hateful, so horrific that simply typing them ... more >