Book Reviews
Columns
Why it’s best if I let my wife handle my book jacket designs
Books, Cover Me, Guest Column, Homepage Feature •
Guest Author •
May 21, 2013
It’s difficult to say when my book jacket hobby became a sickness, but it was likely about the time I started writing books simply for the sake of creating covers for them. That’s when I knew I needed help. Again, my wife to the rescue. A professional graphic designer as well as artist, she has wrested from me the tools of my day-glow debauchery. Read On
5 Things Indie Authors Do Very Well
Columns, Guest Column, Homepage Feature •
Guest Author •
May 20, 2013
My research interest in self-publishing was further fueled by the industry’s tendency to dismiss it; insisting on the need for validation by a ‘proper publisher’. Read On
Death-portunity
Columns, Daniel Kilian, Homepage Sub •
Dan Kilian •
May 17, 2013
The number of middle-aged people committing suicide is on an upswing, beating car accidents for the first time since some morbid actuary started comparing suicide to car accidents. There may be some gray area regarding people who commit suicide by crashing their cars, but I’m assuming that’s been factored in. Read On
If You Liked “The Hit”, You’ll Love…
Alike But Indie, Homepage Sub, Keri English •
Keri English •
May 16, 2013
Choosing an indie book can be hard. And since indies don’t have what many consider an “official” stamp of approval from a trusted source like The New York Times, People magazine or your best friend Ginger—it makes it hard to decide which one to choose. Read On
How We Read: Indie vs. Traditional
Columns, Homepage Sub, How We Read •
Nathan Savin Scott •
May 15, 2013
What I’m looking for when I read an indie is moments. Unexpected moments. Moments of clarity, originality, insight. Moments that I would never find in a book that went through the grinder of the publishing house—moments too strange, or frightening, or alien for a large audience. Read On
Quitting the Day Job
Columns, Homepage Sub, Keri English •
Keri English •
May 13, 2013
You know the light that we all look ahead to—the one at the end of the tunnel? I’m wondering what happens when you actually reach it. Read On
The Folio Prize: A Major Lit Award Open to Indies
Columns, Guest Column, Homepage Sub, News •
Guest Author •
May 10, 2013
The assumption is still widespread – self-publishing is not a place to find books of true artistic merit. Read On
War-iness
Columns, Daniel Kilian, Homepage Sub •
Dan Kilian •
Pop quiz! How many wars are we currently engaged in? You could justify an answer of one, two, or more, depending on your definitions. If you hesitated, you’d also be able to justify your hesitation, but you shouldn’t, because people should solidly know how many wars their country is in. Read On
New Orleans: Marti Gras, Jazz Fest and a Whole Lot of Indies
Geographically Indie, Homepage Sub, Reanin McRoberts •
Reanin McRoberts •
May 09, 2013
Like global warming and the antics of the Kardashian family, indie books and their authors know no bounds. Read On
Do You Know Who This Man Is?
Columns, Homepage Sub, Matthew Gasda •
Matthew Gasda •
May 06, 2013
The greatest living writer (in my opinion) is the South African novelist and essayist J.M. Coetze. He represents, I believe, one of the last vestiges of the romantic cult of genius, even if it this “cult” is not one Coetzee would literally subscribe to. Read On
