Emma Straub describes her (supine) writing rituals at The Big Other.
I Write Lying Down
Book-Buying While Intoxicated
"Because I am a writer, people sometimes ask me how ebooks have changed the literary landscape. The short answer, for me, is that I have developed a compulsion to drunk-dial Agatha Christie several times a week." Elif Batuman on buying (and reading) while intoxicated, at Guardian.
2012 Costa Book Award Winners Announced
The 2012 Costa Book Awards (PDF), which recognize books by writers in the UK and Ireland, were awarded yesterday in the Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book categories. Interestingly, each category was won by a female author. Three cheers for Hilary Mantel's Bring up the Bodies, Francesa Segal's The Innocents, Mary M. Talbot's Dotter of Her Father's Eyes, Kathleen Jamie's Overhaul, Sally Gardner's Maggot Moon.
The Pen Reveals
What does handwriting tell us about its author? The Atlantic investigates. Our own Kevin Hartnett explains why he writes by hand.
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Novel Reviews You
Maybe your novel got bad reviews, but at least you weren't attacked for it. This is the story of Oleg Kashin, a reporter-turned-novelist who was beaten to within an inch of his life for his critiques of the Russian government.
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The Nobel Will Return in 2019
"These elements of scandal, by now familiar in the #MeToo era, claimed an unusual casualty on Friday: The Nobel Prize in Literature, the world’s most prestigious accolade for writing." In the wake of a sex abuse scandal, The Swedish Academy announced it will postpone this year's award until next year when they will name two winners. In the meantime, maybe we should all mull over the problem with prestigious prizes.