Five Reasons to Sign Up For the Books Alive! 2013 Conference on June 8

From a terrific schedule to a chance to pitch your work to agents, our upcoming conference is a great event for readers and writers.

A Rare and Useful Opportunity

Pitching your work to agents is a great way to advance your writing, and our upcoming Books Alive! Conference provides you with the opportunity.

A Gatsby for Our Times?

Darrell Delamaide explains why he'll be sitting out on the latest Great Gatsby film.

Interview with Abigail Tarttelin

Abigail Tarttelin, author of Golden Boy, will be appearing at the Gaithersburg Book Festival this weekend.

May Exemplars: Poetry Reviews by Grace Cavalieri

A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.

Gearing Up For Gaithersburg

Getting ready for the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival this Saturday, May 18.

Interview with Edward P. Jones

Edward P. Jones is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Known World; winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Lost in the City, a collection of short stories; and a finalist for the National Book Award.

Interview with Eleanor Morse

Eleanor Morse is the author of, most recently, White Dog Fell from the Sky, a rich and intimate portrait of Botswana and of three people’s tragic and extraordinary intertwined lives.