First of all, Oprah, herself, isn’t going to call. If you do get a call, it will likely be from one of Oprah’s producers. Like her magazine, the Oprah show has a lot of supporting help behind the scenes. In her magazine, the publisher’s name may be at the top… Read more   

WordNet defines suspended animation as a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death.
That’s also how Book Review writer Rachel Donadio says an author feels about the period of time between manuscript submission and book release date. In her New York Times article, Waiting for It… Read more   

On January 30th, 1999, my friend and colleague, best-selling author Roy H. Williams, received perhaps the most riveting e-mail he has ever read:

Roy,
Up until I read The Wizard of Ads, the most defining moment in my life was when I stood on the summit of Alaska’s Mt. McKinley … Read more