Oh sure, a Pulitzer would be nice. Or a Nobel, or a National Book Award, or a MacArthur Genius Grant. But I got this:   The liner in question: “If you…View post

I tend to write like I talk, which is closer to my boots than my brain. As such (and despite the loving care of any number of despairing editors), I…View post

I’ve written before about the neat gifts I get from folks who read my books, and what those gifts reveal about them…and me. Just came across the item below and…View post

At the book tour stop in Chicago last night I was asked about my process and I got to rambling about revision. Below are some posts with photos that reveal…View post

Dan Huiting (same guy who shot the cannon video for Visiting Tom) did this mini-documentary about the making of the next Blind Boys of Alabama album. It was recorded last winter…View post