Category Archives: Other Non-Fiction

APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book. By Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch As a writer who has a book in each camp — professional and self-published — I picked up a Netgalley version of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How … Continue reading →

Robert Langdon, the hero of Dan Brown’s thrillers, is a professor of symbology at Harvard. It’s a fictional field, but Brown was on to something when he elevated the study of symbols into a degree program. Human minds are malleable. … Continue reading →

Back when Al Franken was a comedian and not a U.S. senator, he did a bit on “Saturday Night Live” in which he would describe some major event and end by asking, “how does this affect me, Al Franken?” That … Continue reading →

Although I can’t stomach French wine, politics, literature or most of its outre forays into food, I have a soft spot in my heart (critics would suggest a little higher) for Provence, courtesy of Britisher (quelle horror!) Peter Mayle. “A … Continue reading →

Afew years back, when the possibility of “space tourism” arose, I wrote a novel fantasizing about winning a seat on the shuttle. Not only was it hugely enjoyable to write, it gave me permission to dive into the NASA archives … Continue reading →