Writing What She Knows: Jeannette Walls
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A Memoir in Five Acts: Howard Norman
Novelist Howard Norman is in his element as he hikes down a winding trail to McClure’s Beach in Pt. Reyes, Calif.
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Be Very Afraid: Matt Bell
Matt Bell, 32, admits he’s surprised that he dwells so much upon marriage and fatherhood in his writing.
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BEA 2013: Diana Gabaldon: Wrinkles In Time
Each of her Outlander novels, Diana Gabaldon emphasizes, contains enough backstory that it can be read either as a stand-alone or as part of the series—which she recommends, however, is best read in chronological order.
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BEA 2013: Neil Gaiman: Fortunately, Making Good Art
Neil Gaiman is scheduled to speak this morning, 10 a.m.–11 a.m., on why he thinks fiction is dangerous, but since he’s an old hand at attending BEA, he knows he’ll have a “captive audience of booksellers” in conference room 1E12–1E13.
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BEA 2013: Gennifer Albin: Weaver of Stories
Gennifer Albin explains that her inspiration for Crewel, the first novel in her YA Crewel World trilogy (2012), was sparked by the painting Embroidering the Earth’s Mantle by the Spanish-Mexican surrealist artist Remedios Varo.
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BEA 2013: Chris Matthews: The Clash of Political Titans
You can hear longing for the old days when MSNBC Hardball anchor Chris Matthews talks about his latest book, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked (Simon & Schuster, Nov.).
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BEA 2013: Sarah Dessen: Summertime Is the Best Time
Ah, summer. It’s Sarah Dessen’s favorite season.
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BEA 2013: Kris Miller: A Lesson in Finance
There are things about money that Kris Miller wants you to know.
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BEA 2013: Jim Gaffigan: Writing While Standing
Jim Gaffigan has a wildly successful career as a standup comic, more than a million Twitter followers, and his just released first book, Dad Is Fat (Crown), offers his take on everything from cousins (“celebrities for little kids”) to growing up in a big family (“I always assumed my father had six children so he could have a sufficient lawn crew”) and changing diapers in the middle of the night (“like The Hurt Locker, but much more dangerous”).
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BEA 2013: Peter Lerangis Enjoys His Craft and Fans
Peter Lerangis may be a bestselling author with more than 160 books under his belt, but he’s still ecstatic about being a writer, especially one for children.
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