5 Writing Tips from Blake Bailey

Tips for March 18-23 PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of March 18, 2013 This week, what we don't know about memory, rethinking caveman nostalgia, and hidden cities. Plus: Aleksandar Hemon's fist book of nonfiction. more 5 Writing Tips from Blake Bailey Blake Bailey is an award-winning literary biographer, penning books on Richard Yates, John Cheever and, in the future, Philip Roth. His newest book is Farther & Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson and it's just as compelling as his others. Pay attention, because when an award winner has advice, we should all listen. more What Was It Like to Be an Executioner? A job executing people in the 15th century wasn't nearly as glamorous as you might think. Joel F. Harrington, author of the fascinating new book The Faithful Executioner gives us the gory details. more How Many Copies Does It Take To Be an Amazon Bestseller? Amazon, the biggest bookseller in America, is also famously one of the most tight-lipped. Sales rankings are available on the Web site and are updated hourly, but the company doesn't provide information on how many unit sales it takes to make a title an Amazon bestseller. more Wild and Woolly: PW Talks with Marlene Zuk Feeling caveman nostalgia? Don't know what caveman nostalgia is? Marlene Zuk tells us all about it in Paleofantasy. more This Is the Worst Book Cover Ever Where Stephen King and hairspray meet. MORE How Do You Promote a Late Author's Debut Novel? The story of Poison by the late Bridget Zinn and how her friends helped out. more Two Books on New Pope Set Image Books and Ignatius Press are the first to announce new books on Pope Francis. Both will publish in April. more The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2013 We've added 15 reviews to our list of hot upcoming books. Check them out! more What is the Great American Novel? (VOTE) It's time to cast your lot. MORE The On-Sale Calendar: March 2013 For an extended list of books publishing this week, including Family Pictures by Jane Green, check out our On-Sale Calendar. more For more on this week's new books, visit us at www.publishersweekly.com/tipsheet Today's Job Grand Harbor Publishing/Brilliance Audio is seeking a National Sales Leader. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. To post a new job, click here.	PW Bestseller Lists Week of 3/4 Hardcover Fiction #1 Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson. Full list Hardcover Nonfiction #1 Life Code by Dr. Phil McGraw Full list Trade Paper #1 Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander M.D. Full list Children's Fiction #1 The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney. Full list

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