Writing novels is a solitary experience. Getting other authors to talk about them can be a party, as six regional writers will set out to prove Saturday. (Today)

Oh, to be a fly on the wall or a mouse in the corner when Alison McGhee and Kate DiCamillo get together. (08/31/2010)

Book Reviews: "Mentor: A Memoir" by Tom Grimes. TinHouse, $16.95. (08/30/2010)

Thirty years ago, Martin Cruz Smith's debut novel of crime and intrigue in the Soviet Union, "Gorky Park," was a best-seller. (08/30/2010)

"The Pittsburgh Cocaine Seven," by Aaron Skirboll. Chicago Review Press, $22.95. (08/29/2010)