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If there’s anyone, writer, editor or publisher, with the cred to reform the idea of mainstream fiction, it’s best-selling novelist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. Her first novel, The Dirty Girls Social Club, introduced the idea of chick lit with brown characters for mass consumption. Since then, she’s published six novels and a young adult series, optioned some [...] John Levitt John Levitt is the author of the Dog Days series, featuring Mason and his “dog-like” companion. He is also a musician, a former ski lodge manager, former police officer, and former mystery/thriller writer. John recently answered a few questions for SFFWorld.com: 1) You are one of those authors who has had more varied and [...] Elizabeth Moon’s latest book, Oath of Fealty, came out just last month, continuing her Lunar Exploration series. Science Fiction and Fantasy World spoke with her about writing and her influences: SFFWorld: You’ve read SF/Fantasy since you were young, I believe. What do you think is the power of the genre? What attracts you now, still? Elizabeth: Traditional [...] We loved The Opposite of Me, Maryland-based author Sarah Pekkanen’s debut novel. The novel is a funny story of sisterhood with a message that is sure to resonate with anyone who’s ever contemplated a life change. We spoke with Pekkanen about the motivation behind the book (Hint: Not any real life sibling drama) and plans for [...] Literature is everywhere and not just in books. Take Zora&Alice, the brand new online zine for women of color. Besides the fabulously bookish title (keep reading for the inspiration), the magazine aims provide a full-range of content for women that want to look beyond lipstick and labels. We spoke with founder Ope Bukola (also a SheReads [...] Seth Grahame-Smith is the best-selling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies just released a new book last month, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The book is in the top five on the New York Time’s Best-Seller list as of this posting. His book is part of the increasing popularity of sci-fi and fantasy [...] Jonathan Safran Foer is known for acclaimed novels such as Everything Is Illuminated. Foer was an on-again, off-again vegetarian for years. But the birth of his son led Foer to ask: Was it right to feed his son meat? The result is Eating Animals, his new book on the moral, environmental and health quandaries involved. [...] Author Melissa Hart’s complex and dynamic childhood is the subject of her latest book, Gringa: A Contradictory Childhood. She spoke with The Urban Muse about the inspiration: Urban Muse: Tell us about the inspiration behind Gringa. Melissa Hart: Inspiration comes to me in the form of images–in the case of Gringa, I recalled a pack of Spanish [...] As part of their “American Masters” series, PBS published a letter from Zora Neale Hurston to Countee Cullen. Besides addressing the writer’s views on white liberals, segregation and Negro writers, it’s beautifully written and full of Hurston’s famous personality. March 5, 1943 Dear Countee:
The Library of Congress’ annual National Book Festival rolls into town this Saturday, September 26th, 2009 on the National Mall. A gaggle of authors forming the who’s who in literature, including children’s authors, poetry and prose writers, fiction and non-fiction authors, illustrators, and historical authors, will be present. To see which will be in attendance just [...] |
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