Plausibility
As devoted DGLM readers know, we run an in-house book club here to broaden our horizons and keep abreast of categories we might not otherwise investigate. This month, we’re doing thrillers, and while I...
View ArticleMy love affair with Ann Patchett
I think Ann Patchett is amazing on so many levels. She’s so uniquely talented, is incredibly prolific, and writes nonfiction as well as fiction. I loved her beautiful tribute to Lucy Grealy, Truth...
View ArticleThe art of storytelling
The story matters. But so does the way you tell it. Just learn from this 23-year-old who has been writing a memoir on Instagram. There are so many great things to love about this story. Sure, I...
View ArticleDon’t Judge A Book by Its Dress
Readers find books in a lot of ways: a friend’s suggestion, a radio interview, a magazine ad, a blogger’s review. But nothing beats browsing a bookstore (or a website) and picking a new book simply...
View ArticleWork spaces
My son’s orchestra teacher sent him home with an assignment this past weekend: Film your practice space and tell me why it inspires you or helps you focus while you practice. The resulting two-minute...
View ArticleBooks with a side of awesomeness
I recently stumbled upon an Instagram account called @bookbento, that’s run by Read it Forward, and then fell in love with its content. It satisfies pretty much every part of me that loves books, good...
View ArticleThe bookshelf project: part 2
After posting about the recent arrival of my long awaited built-in bookshelves, and getting some great feedback from our readers, family, and friends, I finally embarked upon the multi-hour project and...
View ArticleAnimals & Reading
My heart was recently broken this week by this HuffPost article that announced that Browser, the resident library cat of White Settlement Public Library in Texas was being evicted by the city council....
View ArticleBack to School!
The week after Labor Day has a bit of a back-to-school feeling in publishing. Agents and editors are settling back into their desks after the long weekend, saying goodbye to Summer Fridays and getting...
View ArticleBooks and lyrics
Driving in to work today, I was listening to Spotify and thinking about books. I’m currently obsessed with the song “Ugly Heart” by G.R.L. and I was thinking it could be the basis for an angstsy teen...
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