Sarah E. Moffett

Rowling “publishes” a new book, James Frey may be ordered to pay readers back for his “fraudulent” memoir, and Leon Hale is talking with mules. All a week’s work in the world of modern literature. On the upside, modern convenience means one can experience all of this cozily on a Sunday morning from the safety […]

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JK Rowling has revealed she has written a new book about Harry Potter’s world - but only seven people will read it.
The Harry Potter creator has turned the Tales of Beedle the Bard - which was in the final Potter book - into a set of short stories.
There are only seven copies of the book […]

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The rumor I’m hearing is that you’re writing a book. Is that true?
Well, why not? Half the planet’s population seems to be writing books, and the other half is probably threatening to do it.
I’ve had a little experience in this area, and I can tell you something about writing books that you may not want […]

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Upon learning that J.K. Rowling had outed Dumbledore, I immediately had four thoughts.
1. The Harry Potter Encyclopedia just got really interesting.
2. This woman knows how to make enemies.
3. And really knows how to sell books.
4. I want to be out of town for the inevitable 1,000,000 fundamentalists against HP march.
OK, so the world now […]

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Recently, I read Kurt Vonnegut’s below rant in The Breakfast of Champions. It made me laugh, made me sad, made me move, and made me wonder. Thoughts?
I had no respect whatsoever for the creative works of either the painter or the novelist. I thought Karabekian with this meaningless pictures had entered into a conspiracy with […]

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One has a lot of hours to kill when crossing the pond. Particularly if one is crossing the pond via American Airlines, who decides showing Young Frankenstein qualifies for quality entertainment. Out came the paperback, Graham Greene’s Monsignor Quixote.
Considering the joy the Greene’s Man Within brought me, I was ready for Greene to redeem himself. Instead, […]

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Now if someone could just explain to me how I qualified as a “local author” for the Colorado Springs Gazette…
Not that I’m complaining.  A benign, promotional nod to Growing Up Moffett post-CCLAP’s recent lovefest is a much more pleasant way to spend a virtual Friday afternoon.  
The Gazette Spotlight On Local Authors
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Spotlight on local authors
October 16, 2007 […]

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It’s a standard issue Friday morning in D.C. Showered, suited, and serious, I’m drowning my left brained woes in my mocha frap, catching up on my overflowing inboxes, when I see that that Jason Pettus of the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography has posted his review for Growing Up Moffett.
To my knowledge, this is […]

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Diane Mapes of CNN wrote an interesting article entitled Real Life Plot Twists of Famous Authors. I’ve included my favorite five. Enjoy bibliophiles.
1. Thomas Hardy
When British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy died on January 11, 1928, his literary contemporaries decided he was too important to be buried in his hometown’s simple churchyard.
But the good people […]

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This is the second of Paulo Coelho’s works I’ve read, and at the moment I’m fighting the urge to drive to the bookstore and buy copies of all his other books. Previous to reading “Veronika Decides to Die,” I had read his most famous book, “The Alchemist,” and loved it. Naturally, I devoured this one […]

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