July 2-8, 1999

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Articles and Features Author Literatus by Clay Smith Steven Saylor sets his novels in ancient Rome, but has quite a few modern ideas about the state of the author in the contemporary publishing climate. Ms. Write by Jessica Berthold Carolyn Banks has written five books in a series of comic mysteries set in the equestrian world, four suspense novels, a book of erotica called Tart Tales, and the recently reissued Mr. Right: A Smartass Parafeminist Psychoerotic Thriller, just to name a few. Since she crosses genres both across and within works, why does she offer advice to new authors to "find a channel and stick with it"? Book Reviews Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos with Phyllis Karas: The Onassis Women: An Eyewitness Account Stelios Galatopoulos' Maria Callas: Sacred Monster News and Author Signings Postscripts by Clay Smith Book news, signings, and author appearances this week. Off the Bookshelf Short reviews of recently published books, plus this week's top 10 local bestsellers from a different local bookstore every week.