My friend, Carmela Ciuraru (not a pseudonym), continues to gain much positive attention for her most recent book, Nom de Plume:  A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms (Harper Collins).   Carmela is a wonderful writer with an arrestingly dry sense of humor*, and she takes an interesting concept (which, not-so-shockingly, is near and dear to my heart) and expands upon it to share new stories and points of view about writers we thought we already knew.

Some links to the various coverage about the book:

• The New York Times:  The Rise and Fall of Pseudonyms
• New York Daily News: Want fame?  Get a fake name:  Our culture’s fall from George Eliot to ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’
• The Booksmith’s primer for Carmela’s Aug 11 appearance at their place in San Francisco:  CARMELA CIURARU in conversation with OSCAR VILLALON / NOM DE PLUME: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms
• Los Angeles Times list of “Books to read this summer“
• Huffington Post slideshow:  9 Reasons Why You Should Use A Pseudonym (PHOTOS)
• Margaret Atwood’s tweet:  @MargaretAtwood:  Ordering this book now: & making up a Nom de Plume for Moi! http://t.co/ZZrEXt6

. . . and many, many more.  So without further ado, I strongly suggest you follow the distinguished Ms. Atwood’s lead and get yourself a copy of Nom de Plume right now:

• From Amazon HERE
• From Barnes & Noble HERE
• From IndieBound HERE
• All of Carmela’s books available at legendary Pasadena bookstore Vroman’s HERE
• Other online retailers HERE

*(Non sequitur with regards to Carmela’s sense of humor:  if you get a chance to meet her, ask her whether or not she enjoys Broadway musicals and why)