Kay Ryan

a red dress and a spyglass

I finally did it! I found a copy of Persuasion that met my standards! I know you were waiting with bated breath to see if I found a good copy. We got a new edition in at work, a Vintage Classic from Random House, and here it is:

The sea. A fabulous red dress. A spyglass. A feathered hat. Oh yes. It seems to me that Anne is the proper captain here, not Wentworth.

If I only I could read this by the sea.

Harryette Mullen Again

Harryette Mullen

cherry chapstick

This is fabulous.

Also this. And this one's pretty good, too.

Male and Female Nonfiction Writers

Remember my post about how male authors are published and reviewed more than women authors? Now it's time for some positive news so we don't get too depressed about the world and our prospects as female writers.

Creative Nonfiction is the largest literary magazine for, you guessed it, creative nonfiction. Which is my official genre as a writer, if we must choose sides. Here's a chart of Creative Nonfiction's 2010 contributors, plus a few of their issues, by sex:

And while we're talking about Creative Nonfiction, let's mention that my cohort, Sonya Dunning, won the essay contest for their MFA Program-Off.

Swamplandia!

Remember Karen Russell who wrote that promising first book of magical real short stories? Remember St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves?

Russell's much anticipated novel Swamplandia! has been released. This month I believe. Here's an interview of Russell.