Sometimes it is the tiniest detail that can lead readers to your book.
Columnist Claire Gebben asks, what does the Top-40 list reveal about what Mercer Islanders like to read?
There’s a reason for the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” because people do.
The idea novels of genius are created in complete isolation is stretching the real writing world beyond recognition.
Meet agents and editors – and fellow writers, face-to-face.
In 2008 when I got serious about publishing a novel, there was a time-honored method of meeting that challenge.
The Mercer Island Friends of the Library are preparing for their Spring Book Sale starting this Thursday and running through Sunday, March 30.
Over 10,000 writers are descending on the Washington State Convention Center this week, February 26-March 1 for the largest literary conference in North America.
Writing down what we think and feel helps us cope with the world around us.
Ebooks and their e-reader devices have been with us since about 2007, but there’s no comparison between those original e-readers and what’s available today.
I can make out Mercer Island glimmering across Lake Washington as I walk toward the entrance of the Spectrum Dance…
Sometimes, we discover the loveliest places in our own backyards. Just a hop, skip and a jump off Mercer Island,…
The presence of the Duwamish in the Puget Sound region dates back thousands of years. In 1851, when the first European-American settlers entered the scene, around 90 Duwamish longhouse structures dotted the shores of Elliott Bay. The newcomers received a warm welcome from Chief Si’ahl’s (Seattle). The Dkhw’Duw’Absh (Duwamish), the “People of the Inside,” canoed the settlers around the region, showed them the nutrient-rich nectar of clams and shared their best berry fields.
