by Robin Colucci | May 13, 2022 | Opinion
Almost every author aspires to be a “#1 bestselling author,” but why is every author a #1 bestselling author? Okay, maybe not every author, but it often seems that way. We’ve all seen it: that “#1 Bestseller” circle slapped on book covers...
by Robin Colucci | Mar 24, 2022 | Opinion
If recent news about schools banning books has you concerned, read this article and get a brief history of book bans and why they historically fail. For a country that venerates its citizens right to free speech, the U.S. tends to ban a lot of books. The most recent...
by Robin Colucci | Feb 18, 2022 | Opinion, The Publishing Industry
Many people fear that publishing house acquisitions like the one underway between Penguin Random House (PRH) and Simon & Schuster (S&S) may mean fewer options for authors and readers. Since late 2020, one big question has been hanging over the publishing...
by Robin Colucci | Jan 14, 2022 | Opinion
I like a look of Agony – Because I know it’s true, Men do not sham convulsions – Nor simulate, a Throe, The eyes glaze once – and that is Death – Impossible to feign Beads upon the Forehead – By homely anguish Strung. ~ E. Dickinson I transcribed this poem onto my...
by Robin Colucci | Sep 15, 2021 | Opinion
I went to visit my father in the hospital. He is in late-stage Parkinson’s and, within a few weeks, he declined from being able to walk up the steps to my beach house, to not being able to walk or stand at all. When I got there, my step-mother was sitting by his...
by Robin Colucci | Aug 20, 2021 | Opinion
Whether you’ve escaped to the beach for a long getaway or are just taking the afternoon to visit your local park, if you’re like us, you know that nothing adds to the enjoyment of summer relaxation or summer reads more than bringing along a good book. Though summer is...
