Want to publish anonymously (and then stay that way)? Be thankful you’re not friends with Charles Dickens.
Thanks for Nothing, Dickens
Seeking Order in Chaos
“Writing an autobiography was therapeutic and traumatic at times, but unlike the novel it continues its therapies and trauma long after I’ve written it.” Laura van den Berg interviews Porochista Khakpour about the differences between novels and memoirs, structure, and Khakpour’s upcoming memoir, Sick. (Sick is one of our most anticipated June releases).
On Online Publishing
Everybody should read this great piece on online publishing by Sean Bishop, Better’s founding editor.
Meet Edan Lepucki!
New Yorkers! Come out tonight and meet Edan Lepucki. She’s giving a reading alongside Alexander Chee and Baratunde Thurston, and the whole thing’s being hosted by our friends at Tumblr and Housing Works Bookstore.
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