Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Newsletter — June 2026
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How To Do An Author Event (Magical Night)
Now, this is how to do a book event. Last night, June 7th, 2026, arts non-profit 20 Summers hosted authors William J. Mann and Margot Douaihy for an absolutely magical evening at the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown. Their self-moderated conversation, billed A Meeting...
Accuracy and Truth Are Not the Same Thing – Perspective Is The Difference
Memorial Day weekend means one thing to most people: freedom. The grills and beach chairs come out, the days stretch longer, and people generally become happier versions of themselves. It’s a perfectly reasonable way to think about summer. It’s just not mine. I live...
When the Author Becomes The Story
People who haven't read your book can teach you something important about it. Arguably something the people who have read it can't. I'm in launch mode right now—a steady run of bookstore events, library talks, and author appearances—and the nature of the beast is that...
Newsletter — May 2026
Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field notes from the world of Silas Lopez. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
In Conversation with Mary Cronin
I recently had the opportunity to join my friend Mary Cronin on her podcast Why Authors Write. We had a fun and wide-ranging discussion about my transition into fulltime authorship and some of the things I've learned so far. Mary's description of the episode is below...
Why Independent Bookstore Day Matters
In a world where curation is increasingly algorithmic and impersonal—based on little more than behavior cues and statistical probabilities—the knowledgeable bookstore staffer stands in stark contrast. The online retailer will say, “customers who bought this wrench and...
May Author Events
You're Invited: Two May Book Events May 1 @ JFK Museum Hyannis & May 22 @ Provincetown Bookshop ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Newsletter — April 2026
Worth Your Weight In Pie Newsletter Field Notes from the world of Silas Lopez ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Why I Self-Publish
People sometimes ask why I chose the self-publishing route. For me, it came down to fit. For what I'm trying to do, self-publishing was the better path—and it wasn't close. Creative Outlet First, I wanted a creative outlet. I was an English major and always thought...