“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than sus-
pects that the joke is at nobody’s expense but his own...”
—Herman Melville,
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Books and Articles for Writers
- Elmore Leonard’s “Ten Rules”... from July 16, 2001, New York Times article, “Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle.” Useful and fun—lets the gas out of prose.
- Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style. There is no better guide, now illustrated by Maira Kalman.
- Thinking Like Your Editor, by Susan Rabiner. The best guide to the book proposal knot for serious nonfiction.
- The Savvy Author’s Guide to Book Publicity, by Lissa Warren.
Favorite print publications
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New York Review of Books
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Los Angeles Times
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Radio
Writers’ Organizations and Resources/links
Industry Publications/News
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Marketplace
Media Bistro
Kirkus Reviews
Bookstores and Web Book Search Sites
Elliott Bay Book Company
Powell’s Bookstores
University Bookstore, UW, Seattle, WA
For out-of-print: alibris.com; abebooks.com; strandbooks.com
Other Digital Lit (serious, worthy, and lighter fare)
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Book Reporter - book reviews, interviews, and articles
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The Kiriyama Prize - an annual award to recognize authors writing about Pacific Rim and South Asian culture
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