The Line Between Fictional Characters and Real People Has Been Crossed — And Not in a Good Way
The April 4th blog post here discussed the questions raised by novelist Alexander McCall Smith about people believing fictional characters…
What Should the Topic Be for Our Next Book-Related Tweetchat on April 21?
Carolyn Howard-Johnson (@FrugalBookPromo) and I (@ZimblerMiller) are co-hosting on Twitter a tweetchat on Tuesday, April 21, from 6-7 p.m. Pacific. …
Happy Passover — April 2009
It’s a few days before Pesach this year and I’m reading the novel A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini,…
New Civil War Jewish Novel Includes a Jewish Union Spy at a Confederate Seder
The April 4th-5th Weekend Journal of The Wall Street Journal carried a review by Emily Bingham of the new novel…
When Readers Act as If Your Fictional Characters Are Real
The April4th-5th Weekend Journal of The Wall Street Journal featured the major article LOST IN FICTION by prolific novelist Alexander…