BookTrib | All the News that's Fit to Link!

BookTrib | All the News that's Fit to Link!: "After the market debacles we’ve all suffered over the last several years, average citizens around the globe are following financial news more closely than ever, leading to a resurgence of a particular brand of fiction – the financial thriller. This genre was most successfully introduced by my late father-in-law, Paul Erdman, whose first novel ‘The Billion Dollar Sure Thing’ won the Edgar in 1974. With the release of a slew of other financial thrillers, including his most famous ‘The Crash of ‘79’, Paul held a spot on the New York Times Bestsellers List for more than 100 weeks. Given that I had the privilege of helping research and edit several of Paul’s bestsellers, I’m often asked what goes into writing a financial thriller. Here are my three simple rules."

All the Globe's a stage – even for women writers - News, Theatre & Dance - The Independent

All the Globe's a stage – even for women writers - News, Theatre & Dance - The Independent: "They aren't so much smashing through the glass ceiling as sweeping aside layers of dusty parchment; but it is progress. As the first play penned by a woman opens at Shakespeare's Globe today – breaking a 411-year tradition – top"

Mexico's Women Writers Storm the Border - Newsweek

Mexico's Women Writers Storm the Border - Newsweek: "In celebrated Chilean author Roberto Bola�o’s 1998 novel The Savage Detectives, a brilliant but depressive group of young poets roams through Mexico City, writing and drinking at bars across the frenetic capital. Nearly all those poets, modeled on real writers, were men. Today, the Mexican literary stars frequenting the same bars are just as likely to be women. Writers like Gabriela Jauregui, the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Controlled Decay who is now at work on her first novel, are part of a surge of young, urban Mexican women whose talent, vision, and drive are challenging the country’s traditionally macho literary culture."

The Six Principles of Powerful Persuasion

The Six Principles of Powerful Persuasion: "Now, on to the six principles of influence that you can incorporate into any request you make with prospects or clients.

1. Principle of reciprocation. This principle is evident in every human culture, says Cialdini. The concept: “I’m obligated to give back to you what you first give to me.” People respond to this seemingly universal law that you must not take without giving in return. “You are given a moment of power after someone has thanked you, what you do with that moment is critical,” says Cialdini."