by Mary | Jun 5, 2011 | DOC
When the lights went out on Oprah Winfrey’s afternoon television show, I expected the publishing industry to fly the flag at half-mast. Bless her heart, Oprah made reading fashionable again, and her influence will be missed. Her index finger pointing to a writer...
by Mary | May 23, 2011 | DOC
A reader just got in touch to complain that there were no photos of the characters in the novel DOC. She’s probably used to nonfiction biographies that include photos. However, there are a number of photos on this website. Click BOOKS, click DOC, then Historical...
by Mary | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
American Equality died this week at the United Airlines gate C-26 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Equality had been in a decline for a number of years. It is survived by Red Carpet Elite, First Class, Business Class, Premier Platinum, Premier Gold, 100K...
by Mary | May 14, 2011 | DOC
A Texas reader recently got in touch about Doc. While she enjoyed the story, she said, “You don’t seem to think much of Texans.” I had to point out that John Henry Holliday didn’t think much of Texans. Of course, he was not meeting the cream of...
by Mary | May 11, 2011 | DOC, DREAMERS OF THE DAY
While researching Dreamers of the Day, I came across a remark by T.E. Lawrence lamenting the fact that his fame was like a tin can tied to his tail. No matter how fast or far he ran, reporters and his reputation always caught up with him. “They’ll rattle...
by Mary | May 4, 2011 | DOC
My own mother wouldn’t have liked the book as much as Ron Charles. You can read his review for the Washington Post in its glorious entirety, but here are the parts I might have tattooed on my arm: Washington Post Ron Charles reviews ‘Doc’ by Mary Doria Russell...
by Mary | May 2, 2011 | DOC
Thus wrote Ezra Pound to his parents, urging them to bang the drum for his new poetry collection among their friends and acquaintances. If I were willing to get a tattoo like everyone else, that’s the phrase I’d have inked onto my arm. Instead, I will...
by Mary | Apr 13, 2011 | DOC
This morning a reader sent me a note saying, “I read the electronic versions of your books and I have an appeal to make to you: could you tell your publisher that there is no reason to price the e-book version $3 more than the paperback?” I couldn’t...
by Mary | Apr 5, 2011 | DOC, THE SPARROW
In her wonderful book on writing, Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott describes the undramatic way that a new book comes into the world. When her first book was published, she recalls, she expected her publisher to arrange for a Blue Angels fly-by over her house, or at least...
by Mary | Mar 28, 2011 | Just for fun!
It’s still cold in here in Ohio. This has been the snowiest, grayest, longest winter in recent memory. The sun came out last week, and I felt like I should sacrifice a goat or something. And we’re supposed to get snow again tonight. Friday is opening day...
