Her Story All Year Long
Why do all these “little-known histories” of women leading outsized, daring lives in war and espionage slow to a trickle after Women’s History Month is over?
Writing Other People’s Stories, Part III: Getting Out of the Way
Why telling a story in someone else’s voice is perhaps the biggest challenge of all—and the utmost (terrifying) privilege
Why We Read
I aimed for 50 books but only managed 37. But as I look back on a year of reading adventures, I can’t find failure anywhere.
Khmer Home Cooking: Bobor Sam Jok
As part of our Slow Noodles project, Clara Kim cooks a delicious bobor sam jok—rice porridge with pork, garlic, ginger, and CHILI
Reading List: Books for Spies
Best Spy Books of 2014: An interview with Andy Brennan at Parnassus Books
What’s Your Writing Process?
The how, when, and where of a writer’s “process,” sure. But more importantly, the why.
Recipes for Success
Why We Write: (hint: It ain’t for the money.)
A Story of Twitterly Friendship and Brilliant Book Marketing
In which I Twitter-friend author Jen Miller and invite her to Nashville. She arrives on Thursday. #NoveladeStand #AuthorParty #DeliciousCocktails
The Greenery 