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April 2024

the desire to be known
In March, we learned that a handful of book publishing veterans, including Madeline McIntosh, the former chief executive of Penguin Random House, and…
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give away something valuable
I spent this week in a kind of fugue state, completely obsessed with Tavi Gevinson’s 75-page self-published fanzine, titled Fan Fiction: A satire, about…
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happy Lauren Oyler week to all who celebrate
Someday, our grandchildren will ask us: where were you when the Lauren Oyler takedown appeared in Bookforum? I was in the car. My husband was driving us…
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more chemistry please
Two weeks ago, Morgan left this comment on my midlist pyramid theory post, and no one replied—so I will! Morgan is asking for examples of writers who…
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Get my feedback on your writing career
Do you wish you could get my personalized advice on your book project? Do you have questions about what you should be doing on TikTok / BookTok? I’m not…
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March 2024

midlist pyramid theory
Last week, I asked, who watches daytime TV?, and one of you bravely answered: I do! (Shout out to JoAnne.) Many of you wanted me to understand that…
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who watches daytime TV?
Many writers dream of having their books chosen for a book club attached to a daytime TV show. Jenna Bush Hager has a book club that’s connected to the…
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what I don't know
ambivalence about coaching
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who TF did I marry, part 20
memoir on TikTok
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February 2024

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