I was excited to see the trailer for the new documentary, Unsound: How Musicians and Creators Survive in the Age of Free. This is an important movie by San Francisco based music producer Count. From the website: “Unsound” reveals the dramatic collapse of the music industry and the unintended consequences the internet revolution is having…Continue reading Unsound: How Musicians and Creators Survive in the Age of Free
Author: Michelle Richmond
Michelle Richmond is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels and two award-winning story collections, including The Marriage Pact, Golden State, and The Year of Fog. She is the founder and publisher of Fiction Attic Press and the creator of Novel in Nine.
With love to Paris
French artist Jean Jullien’s image of the Eiffel Tower, the Paris peace sign, so simply and eloquently expresses what people around the world are feeling.
Online Novel Writing Class
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Good News for the Book Business: Print sales on the rise, independent bookstores going strong
Alexandra Alter reports for the New York Times that a surprising thing has happened in the book business over the last couple of years (although perhaps not so surprising to longtime readers and booksellers): the sharp rise in ebook sales generated by early Kindle excitement has leveled off, and readers are returning to print. Alter…Continue reading Good News for the Book Business: Print sales on the rise, independent bookstores going strong
5 Great Novels to Read This Fall
The Room by Jonas Karlsson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A delightfully strange novel that brings to mind Kafka and Hrabal. When a narcissistic office worker named Bjorn discovers a secret room, his co-workers, who do not believe the room exists, ostracize him. While in the room, however, Bjorn does his best work, making…Continue reading 5 Great Novels to Read This Fall