News and Notices from the Writing Trenches #125…

Not a bad list. Ann Patchett runs a bookstore in Nashville with Karen Hayes, presumably to promote her own books (maybe she doesn’t like them removed from the shelf at B&N either). The author of The Magician’s Assistant compiled a list of the “best books”—75 books from the last 75 years. I initially raised my eyebrows and shook my head, but, after perusing the list, I decided it’s not bad. Asimov (Foundation—but why not the trilogy?), Ellison (The Invisible Man), and Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451)...