Lessons that Cross Genres from a Writer Who Leaped into Suspense Fiction by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Next week, my first suspense novel, The Deepest Lake, will be published. It’s my sixth novel and a big departure from my previous genres of ...
Andromeda/Your Turn: Your Summer Reading
What are you planning to read this summer? New books? Old classics? Any Alaska books in the mix? Books best experienced via audiobook (for those ...
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The Memoir: A Guest Post by Kim Rich
Recounting her childhood as the daughter of a gambler and a stripper, “amid the denizens of Anchorage‘s nightlife–pimps, con men, gamblers, prostitutes, heroin addicts,” Kim ...
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John Haines, An Old Friend Remembered: A Guest Post by David Budbill
My friend, John Haines, died on March 2nd. I remember clearly reading his first book, Winter News, in 1966, the year it was published. I ...
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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your outpouring of support in response to our annual appeal! We so appreciate your help in sustaining and ...
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Andromeda/Your Turn: Summer Salmon Reading
Sitting in the orthodontist’s chair talking books this morning (I’m lucky that my orth is a big reader), and talk turned to Mark Kurlansky, author ...
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Andromeda: Super Funny Shteyngart & Book Trailer Vogue
It’s been a while since I saw a book trailer I actually wanted to watch multiple times. Bookish websites and even the New Yorker are ...
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What a Difference a Year Makes
How long has 49 Writers been around? It depends on when you start counting. We began with an online community back in 2008, expanded in ...
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Becoming Unstuck: A Guest Post by Gerri Brightwell
The other day, my friend Jen wrote on her Facebook wall, “What in the name of my sainted Aunt Sally made me think I could ...
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