“The Year of Wonders” (new essay by Alex)
“It was midday on a Monday in early August of the year 2000 and the bidding on my first novel had reached six figures, then paused for people to track down more cash. I was 32. I’d never made over $12,000 in a year.” http://www.themillions.com/2011/07/the-year-of-wonders.html