Monthly Archives: April 2013

Over at the Quivering Pen, Shawn Vestal, author of the newly released collection Godforsaken Idaho, had some things to say about parenting and writing that really hit home. Here’s a taste:“I needed to be drawn out of myself and into the … Continue reading →

More foreign sales news for BELIEVERS: This time it’s Turkey! So now in addition to English and Polish (see below), you can read my debut novel in Turkish. When I tell people about the foreign sales, they always ask if … Continue reading →

Interviewer: What has to happen on page one, and in chapter one, to make for a successful book that urges you to read on?Jess Walter: Of course, nothing has to happen. Anything can happen. The sound is what I’m aware … Continue reading →