Everybody Wants Something; They'll Never Give Up

In the U.S., The Narrows debuts at #2 on the NYT fiction bestseller list, and Michael Connelly is doing his best to spread the word to the U.K. as well. Adam Lee-Porter of The Independent visits Connelly at his stately Florida manor and learns just how good life has been to the bestselling author:

Even now he treats himself to a new laptop computer for every book he writes, "because I can."

Marian Keyes, who's been writing fiction for roughly the same amount of time as Connelly, minus a year or two, isn't living quite so large, but she's done well enough to acquire a seaside home outside Dublin and write her romantic dramas in bed every morning while her husband serves her breakfast. The Guardian article's actually a bit light; supplement it with the Richmond.com Q&A and another profile from the Tacoma News Tribune.