I am lucky… in a lot of ways, many of which I’ve talked about here, but today I’m going to tell you that I am lucky to be a mildly professional book talker. Before I became what I am today, I was an enthusiastic amateur book talker, and then I went to school and became […]
In the opening chapter of his Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, music critic and journalist Kelefa Sanneh makes the observation that Musicians, I have learned, generally hate talking about genres. And reasonably enough: it’s not their job. Virtually every music interview I have conducted has elicited some version of the […]
All my life I have been lucky to have creative friends. Authors, poets, essayists, academics, bloggers, incredible writers who I have known in person and met online. Fascinating, wonderful people who I admire greatly, and who have made me a better person and writer through connection. Someday I’ll tell you more about them. But for […]
Well that was quick! Heretic is officially available on Kindle through your favorite Amazon marketplace. For those of you who prefer hard copies (I do too), my publisher doesn’t print physical books until 200 ebooks are sold. I’ve bought mine, so it’s only 199 to go, team! Below you can read a sample of the […]
We have a cover, and ain’t she a beaut? Plus, the story of how the cover came to be.
Sometimes, the proof is in the edit.
My favorite part of researching literature is contextualizing the text. I know, I know – That is a punishingly boring thing to set in stone as a favorite anything, but let me explain. Basically, my favorite part of research is the fact that I get to be as nosy and gossipy as I want about […]
I remember the first mistake I ever found in a novel.
Jennifer deBie author 