Sailaway Books

03/31/2016

This is great news!

The neighborhood literary hangout, once struggling, appears to be winning over young readers who enjoy the face-to-face social experience of shopping for “real books.”

03/24/2016

Copyeditor marks, explained.

08/30/2015

It is a sad coincidence that I happened to post the article about Oliver Sacks just yesterday. So sorry to learn that the neurologist and writer passed away this morning. This sweet, quirky video of him talking about his desk and his writing process (mostly he wrote in longhand, at a stand-up desk) is all the more poignant now.

08/29/2015

Enjoy this wonderful look into the writing life of Oliver Sacks ...

“The act of writing is an integral part of my mental life; ideas emerge, are shaped, in the act of writing… a special, indispensable form of talking to myself.”

"The act of writing is an integral part of my mental life; ideas emerge, are shaped, in the act of writing... a special, indispensable form

10/16/2014

http://authorhollyrobinson.com/2014/10/09/in-praise-of-copy-editors-publishings-unsung-heroes/

“I crossed out 'Tuesday' because later you say it's Wednesday.” “She's fifty-nine here and fifty-eight on page 102. Which one?” “If he Googles the land line, why is she answering the ...

06/07/2014

Looking for a good summer read?
Check out two exciting recent releases — BEHIND THE GREY and WHERE REBELS ROAM — available now in paperback and e-book editions.
Both novels are set against the backdrop of the Civil War, with each offering an interesting, entertaining, and unique perspective on the era.
http://www.sailawaybooks.com/recent-releases.html

Now Available in Print and E-book: Two Compelling Civil War Novels

05/22/2014

An interesting perspective on e-books versus "real" books ..

Amid the seemingly endless debates today about the future of reading, there remains one salient, yet often overlooked fact: Reading isn’t only a matter of our brains; it’s something that we do with our bodies. Reading is an integral part of our lived experience, our sense of being in the...

05/20/2014

A free e-book available today:

A short story by Jodi Picoult, in honor of her birthday.

http://atrandom.com/jp-where-theres-smoke/

Thank you for being the best readers out there! You have been so patient waiting for my upcoming new novel, LEAVING TIME, that I wanted to give you all a special gift—this FREE short story. “WHERE THERE’S SMOKE” features Serenity Jones, a fascinating character who possesses unusual, psychic gifts, a…

05/20/2014

This is very cool: The British Library has recently made available a number of "virtual books" that allow an up-close onscreen experience of turning the pages of some incredibly rare and amazing volumes — the Lindisfarne Gospels, a notebook of drawings and writings by Da Vinci, and so on.

http://www.bl.uk/turning-the-pages/?id=d71fa7d0-a676-11db-a4ff-0050c2490048&type=book

Turning the Pages™ - British Library

05/20/2014

It's graduation time! From AirshipDaily.com (a great blog on life and culture, btw), here's an interesting list of books that could make neat graduation gifts.

Because receiving Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is only encouraging another generation of man-babies.

05/20/2014

After a little hiatus, we are back on Facebook! All the best to our friends and followers.

09/09/2013

Oh, so true!