God. This book.
I get asked for book recommendations a lot. Mostly because I read like a fiend. (And maybe because I have decent taste.) My goal with this blog was to post glowing reviews after every wonderful book I read. But I read fast, and I review more slowly. So here is a super-abbreviated version of reviews […]
I loved this book. You should read it.
I’m nearly done with The Secret Place. It’s one of those books that you want to rush through and savor at the same time. Rush through, because you just want to know what happens, savor because Tana French is just such a beautiful writer and her book worlds are so well-drawn and heartbreaking you don’t want […]
They all seduced one another with greatness, or with the assumption of eventual greatness. Greatness-in-waiting. It’s going to be hard to put my love for this novel into words (and putting things into words is something I supposedly do well…)
This just arrived and I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED. Won’t be getting much more done this week!
I’m having one of those days (weeks, actually) where all I want to do is crawl inside a book and live there. Or just go to some remote, beautiful location and read good books and drink cocktails all day. The above book is one of my frequent rereads. I can’t recall ever reading an epistolary novel […]
I get a lot of questions when people find out I wrote a novel. One of the most popular is: how did you start? So if you’re thinking of writing a novel, I thought I’d share some advice on how to get started.
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP
Tana French (whom I LOVE) on accidentally becoming a writer (from this interview):
