Author of the WeekA dying wishDaughter faces the dilemma of her mother's final choiceAttitudes toward assisted suicide for the terminally ill are seldom lukewarm—people either believe strongly that this course of action should be sanctioned or, just as strongly, that no one has the right to end another’s life, even for medical reasons and at that person’s request. Zoe FitzGerald Carter firmly believed in an individual’s right to take this difficult step until her own mother decided it was time to die. The anguish Carter felt, her conflicting emotions and the upheaval it caused in her family are painstakingly chronicled in her first book, a memoir titled… Read More… |
From our archivesSharing the love of my twin callings—the ministry and the pen Behind the BookNot long ago, I asked a high school creative writing class, How many of you want to be writers when you grow up? Perhaps half of the kids put up their hands and then, as if any movement of an adolescent limb automatically triggers more, they began flailing around, giggling and smacking each other. |
Author Forum
Advice worth takingAuthor ForumIn this feature exclusive to BookPage.com, each month, four authors are asked a question about the craft of writing to give readers an insight into how their favorite writers think and work. For October's author forum, BookPage brought together Madison Smartt Bell, Jordan Dane, Rick Mofina and Annie Solomon to ask: What was the best piece of writing advice you ever… Read More… |
