I picked this book up as I gave 4 stars to Gail Godwin's latest book Flora .. however.. this is what I call a name dropper book.. she talks about how her books got published.. about many many people in the publishing business..how book companies were bought out by other companies.. people fired here and there.. it was too much a jumble of thoughts and names and places for me..kind of makes me question whether I really do want to go back and read some of her other books..