I've been reading 'New Kings of Nonfiction' by Ira Glass and love it. I want to read more articles and books in this vein. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 7 answers
In your opinion, who are the best female science fiction authors? What are the best scifi books written by women? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 105 answers
Is there any resource online that lists fiction (and possibly non-fiction) authors by age? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2007 - 5 answers 
What'sThatBookFilter: A not-recent, nonfiction book by a female editor in which she, among other things, writes letters to her authors? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 3 answers
Lit-crit/what the hell is the word I'm looking for? [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - 23 answers
As I get older (and possibly more cantankerous) I'm becoming less willing to spend good money on potentially bad books (well, maybe not bad per se, but books I don't enjoy). Once upon a time, in the increasingly dim past, I used to purchase many books on the assumption that some would prove worth reading. Now, books are becoming increasingly expensive in Australia, and I'm consequently becoming more and more demanding that the book be worth reading before I part with my cash. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2007 - 41 answers
Help me to let go of my bias against women's fiction. What fiction books written by women would a "real" man like? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2007 - 77 answers
Looking for inspiration in two kinds of books. Perhaps you've got some recommendations? 1) Novels with very short "chapters" or fragments or pieces, that combine to make a whole; 2) Books boldly written, whether that be a writer being bold with timelines, punctuation, language, etc. (examples of both types of books inside). [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2006 - 54 answers
Can a woman write a novel like a man? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2006 - 103 answers
What do you like about your literary agent? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2006 - 9 answers
I'm looking for books by famous people that they wrote early in their career or under a nom de plume. [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2006 - 25 answers
I've forgotten the name of an author I used to read as a child. His last name ended in "aard", I think, and maybe started with a K or an L? He wrote a number of books about dogs... [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2006 - 14 answers
Which famous sci-fi author bet another author that if he wrote the worst book he could, it would become a hit? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2006 - 25 answers
Need more input!
I need suggestions for games/reading/comics/music etc. [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2006 - 21 answers
I went to a first meeting of a book club tonight, and it was an utter failure. We need, at the very least, a great book with broad appeal to discuss at our next meeting. [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2005 - 31 answers
I have a number of favourite authors - who I would buy books from - on spec - so I'm keen to know when their next work is coming out. Is there a site that tracks 'forthcoming' books...so I can plan ahead?
posted on Apr 10, 2005 - 5 answers
I recall reading an article critizing some of today's popular writers (Clancy and King were two I recall) for being bland or suffering from too much Strunk and White. What then are some modern writers who gush with their own, unique style?
posted on Nov 29, 2004 - 37 answers
Having just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which has a fictional autistic narrator, I'm keen to know if anyone can recommend me some novels (not necessarily about autism) whose authors are autistic.
posted on May 7, 2004 - 8 answers
