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How to write for a changing world (This week in books)

July 24, 2020 by Nathan BransfordLeave a Comment

This week! Books! As you may have noticed there’s a pandemic going on, and it’s upended many of our notions of “real life.” So… what do you do with that as a writer? Writer David James Poissant talked about the struggle (“delusion” in his words) of writing a timely novel in a constantly changing world. […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Austin Kleon, Center for Fiction, coronavirus, Crimereads, David James Poissant, Jessica Faust, Rachelle Gardner

Time to make fresh tracks

July 20, 2020 by Nathan Bransford7 Comments

In these unprecedented, largely awful times, it’s tempting to look toward the distant future as a time when things will return to normal. When there’s a vaccine or the virus mutates into something less deadly or there’s a miracle cure. It’s hard to avoid looking at this time we’re in as a nightmare that will […]

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Filed Under: The Writing LifeTagged With: coronavirus

Glimmers of hope for the publishing industry (This week in books)

May 15, 2020 by Nathan Bransford4 Comments

This week! Books! So… I found out last week that I tested positive for COVID antibodies. I didn’t really talk much about how sick I was back in March, but I decided to tell my COVID story in the hopes that it might inspire some people to continue to stay vigilant. Really upsetting news this […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Carolyn Reidy, coronavirus, Jessica F, Jonny Gellar, Kristin Nelson, publishing industry, Quressa Robinson, Sarah McCarry

Twilight is back! (This week in books)

May 8, 2020 by Nathan Bransford4 Comments

This week! Books! Twilight is back! Stephenie Meyer revealed that there will indeed be a new Twilight novel on August 4, Midnight Sun, which will retell the series from vampire Edward Cullen’s perspective. I for one am quite curious how he felt attending high school when he was over one hundred years old. I have […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Colson Whitehead, coronavirus, Dan Blank, David, DIYMFA, Pulitzer Prize, Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Collins, Writing and Sports

The greatness of characters with bad ideas (This week in books)

April 24, 2020 by Nathan BransfordLeave a Comment

This week! Books! It’s been a week of very bad ideas, but Gizmodo has a great post on how bad character choices in fiction can lead to some great work. To wit: Jurassic Park! In Amazon news, in the UK supply shortages resulted in book buy buttons being removed. And the New York Times profiled […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Amazon, book recommendations, California, coronavirus, Jurassic Park, Mary Kole, Science Fiction

Jeff Bezos is now $24 billion richer (This week in books)

April 17, 2020 by Nathan Bransford2 Comments

This week! Books! Things might be feeling pretty apocalyptic outside but since the onset of the pandemic Jeff Bezos is $24 billion richer. So, uh, there’s that. In not-Amazon news, the co-founder of LitHub and Electric Lit is launching Bookshop, an online bookstore that supports independent bookstores and sports a rival affiliate program. You might […]

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Filed Under: This Week in BooksTagged With: Bookshop, coronavirus, Dan Blank, Instagram, Karen Inglis, Libraries, Sarah Enni, Science Fiction, Taylor Lorenz

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