Back in June, an article in The Wall Street Journal caused a stir in the world of young adult fiction. (You can read it here.) I follow what goes on in that universe because I mainly read YA books, and I’m writing one. Most everyone with an online presence in the YA world had something...

I finished reading Under the Dome a few days ago. I usually read a book in two or three days, but it took me about a week to finish this one. At 1000+ pages, I guess that’s to be expected. I still haven’t given in to an e-reader, so after lugging it around all week,...