Somerset Books

The Last Word project is at 28% of goal 6 days in! Thanks to all who have partnered with me so far.
As I have written before, this crowdfunding campaign will cover things like editing, cover design, and printing...all of which will help bring the novel to the world. The most popular reward so far is the signed, limited edition hardcover version of...

Just a short post to let my readers know that while the Somerset Books blog will definitely continue, I have started a new blog dedicated specifically to my fiction writing and the process of writing. I had considered just putting it all on this blog...

For book lovers, there's just something about books about books, and in The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, San Francisco author Lewis Buzbee does something few writers would be able to: he makes the history of the book and the bookstore something you just...

When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equaliser. - Keith Richards
There is no doubt that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has said and sung some profound things during his public life (and not a few unintelligible ones), but for me the quote above may be his best. Libraries are truly the great equalizer, being...