Author name: Booksquare

We can’t explain how it happened, but, when we were in Japan, we found ourself without anything to read. Clearly, someone miscalculated the number of books to pack — it is not a myth that you will find yourself awake in the middle of the night (and the Tsujiki Fish Market, while interesting, isn’t the tourist destination you’re lead to believe). We did make a vague stab at our traditional cure for reading withdrawal. Let’s just say the English-language selection at the bookstore-in-a-department-store wasn’t quite what we wanted. Something tells us we’d more successful now (not that we aren’t perfectly

We knew a woman who bragged that her editor didn’t edit her. No really — she thought this was a good thing; being the type to investigate on our own, we read her book. It was a bad thing. Editors may be doing less (and less) hardcore editing these days, but they do continue to serve as a reality check for writers. While the year has been filled with self-publishing success stories, we find that we’re growing increasingly wary of the concept. We still believe it’s a valid choice for some authors, but continue to worry about the lack of

We imagine there are first-time authors out there who sell their books, negotiate their contracts, undergo the editing process, build websites, acquire agents, and stare at their first covers without us. But not Jill. She has helpfully included us in every moment of her first book experience. Even when she knows full well that calling us at the crack of (our) dawn never works — we’re the oldest of seven…we’ve ignored louder, more irritating things than ringing phones. Jill has remained our friend despite our differences when it comes to the most basic beliefs. When confronted with a choice to