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About the Book: Longevity is a book-length narrative, a fictional prose poem told in fragments about the protagonist’s relationships with the women in her life …

http://www.rbmarcusjr.com About the Book: Richard Johnson, a college student, just spent his last dime on food, lost his wealthy girlfriend, and had his bike stolen. …

my self-publishing journey In my last column on self-publishing I described the various grassroots methods I was using to get my middle grade novel, Tommy …

Word on the street is that Elvis Costello has a memoir due any day now. For those who can’t wait, there’s Richard Crouse’s Elvis Is …

Contest by Lucio Mariani You’d ask if I were ever late. That’s a problem for people stuck between the second and last lanes.  Me. I’m …

What Ann Morgan learned from a year spent reading a book from every country in the world. Shelf Unbound: You spent all of 2012 reading …

A can’t-put-it-down existential thriller from debut novelist Claudine Dumont.  Shelf Unbound: In Captive, a young woman with a dull job who has isolated herself from …

Neuman wryly explores the human condition in this taut collection of short stories.  Shelf Unbound: What is your process for creating a story such as …

A new publishing house, Deep Vellum in Dallas, Texas, launches big with Texas: The Great Theft by one of Mexico’s preeminent writers.  Shelf Unbound: The …

Dorthe Nors’ collection of concise, sharply observed short stories delve into human connections both beautiful and disturbing. Each story here is a masterpiece of writing.  …