Not by me (as if), but rather the fine folks at Oxford American, who have selected Gay as their featured author this month. The Q&A is chock full of writerly tidbits, knowledge and insight, take a look (and while you're at it, go read some William Gay), you won't be disappointed.
Steve Hely's debut novel How I Became a Famous Novelist could serve as a primer to aspiring writers on the crazy dynamics of publishing, a how-not-to guide, and as a glimpse into the ever changing state of affairs as to what constitutes literature (see Lev Grossman's WSJ essay for more on this) -- plus, it's really quite funny. While this is a book that any fan of good writing will enjoy, it's likely to strike a special chord with those working on the ever daunting task that is the novel.
For what some other people think, check out one of the following:
NPR
New York Times
New York Post
Judy Krueger's Keep the Wisdom
The Globe and Mail
Washington Post
And for even more info, check out the scoop on the film adaptation and the very meta book within the book website of the narrator's title, The Tornado Ashes Club.
It's Halloween and I have a treat for you... the first issue of the relaunched Dark Recesses, which includes a piece of nonfiction by yours truly, a piece in which I take a lonely walk through a local haunted landmark -- "Zombie Road: Where Dead Men Wander."
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