About Author Author!
It’s reading season… if you’re here checking out this new vlog, you probably already knew that. You know what books are, of course, but just in case you’ve never heard the term “vlog:” it stands for “video log” — a “blog” based around video clips. Starting with this entry and continuing with nearly every entry, we’ll show as well as tell.
What will we show? First and foremost: authors talking about their work. We’ll introduce you to today’s top authors, including Richard Russo, Mary Gordon, Louis Bayard, Naomi Wolf, Frank Warren, Alexander McCall Smith, Luanne Rice, and many, many more.
We’ll also “show” book reviews, descriptions of local book events, and more — presented by me, Bethanne Patrick. Who am I? I’m a journalist and critic who focuses on books, authors, and publishing. I’ve been an editor at PAGES magazine and the channel director for AOL Books. I blog as The Book Maven for Publishers Weekly and review for The Washington Post Book World and Bookreporter.com, among others. I love what I do, and I hope that it… “shows.” (Hold those groans… I couldn’t help it!)