Edan Lepucki
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Edan Lepucki Gives ‘Colbert Bump’ to Sweetness #9
Edan Lepucki‘s debut novel California has been the poster child for the conflict between Amazon and Hachette ever since Sherman Alexie plugged the book on The Colbert Report. Since receiving the Colbert bump, California has hit the #3 spot on the…
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Notable NYC: 7/19–7/25
Saturday 7/19: Sean H. Doyle, Faith Lyla, Lucy K Shaw, Natalie Eilbert, and Mike Bushnell read for the OHSO Book Release party. Mellow Pages, 8 p.m., free. Sunday 7/20: Helena Duncan, Bo Fisher, Oona Robertson, Cara Dempsey, and David Miller…
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The Road to Publication
Bill Morris and Edan Lepucki both have novels coming out soon. Over at The Millions, they have a conversation about the journey those novels took from conception, to editing, to publishing.
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The Rumpus Interview with Edan Lepucki
Author Edan Lepucki talks to the Rumpus about publishing, the craft of writing, teaching, and what to do about the end of the world.
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Notable Los Angeles: 6/23–6/29
Monday 6/23: Alan Furst discusses and signs Midnight in Europe. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 6/24: Book Soup presents Damien Echols and Lorri Davis discussing and signing Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row. 7 p.m. at…
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Don’t Write for the Money
At a 2011 panel discussion, Erin Hosier, a writer and literary agent, said that she wrote for the money. She had just gotten a book deal to write a personal memoir, and was looking forward to receiving her advance. In…
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The Obsessive, Nerdy Joys of Copyediting
This conversation at the Millions between Edan Lepucki and her copyeditor Susan Bradanini Betz is a beautiful paean to the editing process—and enlightening for anyone who wonders what precisely a copyeditor does. Lepucki and Betz discuss author/editor compatibility, obsessive style…
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Highbrow Fanfic: It Should Be A Thing
If a book is any good, there is usually a supporting character living inside of it that you’d like to learn more about. Maybe it’s the dialogue they provide, their juicy backstory, or their consequential antics, but you can tell they’d…