Sara Nelson

Sara Nelson is a critic for The Daily Beast and the former editor in chief of Publishers Weekly. She is the author of the bestselling So Many Books, So Little Time.

The Savory Life of Sheila Lukins

To the post-Julia Child generation, Sheila Lukins’ Silver Palate Cookbook was an everyday gourmet bible. Sara Nelson remembers their smorgasbord of friendship and fine food.

Sara Nelson

Dan Brown: Book Killer

The Da Vinci Code sequel is striking fear in authors like Pat Conroy and Larry McMurtry, who want their books out first. Sara Nelson asks: Is Dan Brown publishing’s angel or demon?

Sara Nelson

South American Dreamers

Part sudser for the Danielle Steel set and intellectual bait for Latin American studies majors, Carolina de Robertis’ novel The Invisible Mountain is a dazzling debut.

Sara Nelson

Literary Summer Escapes

Want to vacation like a writer? Then curl up with a book on the beaches of the Hamptons or Martha’s Vineyard.

Sara Nelson

John Edwards "Baby Daddy" to Tell All

Another player in the John Edwards love child drama is speaking out, telling editors he feels betrayed by the once-friendly Edwards family. Campaign worker Andrew Young—who claimed to be the father of Rielle Hunter’s child and was paid to take her into his home for eight months—is shopping a tell-all book proposal dishing about the sex scandal.

Sara Nelson

Sara Nelson

The Savory Life of Sheila Lukins

Dan Brown: Book Killer

South American Dreamers

Literary Summer Escapes

John Edwards "Baby Daddy" to Tell All

Literary Life

Sully’s New Co-Pilot

The Literary Life

A Sneak Peek at Fall Books

The Literary Life