Monthly Archives: July 2012

Do You Have a Favorite Bookstore?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

Four years ago this month and just a couple weeks after my second novel, The Wednesday Sisters, released, I learned it would be on the San Francisco Chronicle bestseller list. A couple weeks later, it hit a national list. I often look … Continue reading →

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Oh the Places You’ll Go (To Write!)

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

To borrow from the good Dr. S: Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re writing away! Mac and I spent five weeks this spring on our second overseas writing adventure. The first, which began just weeks … Continue reading →

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Tayari Jones: Writing in the Wilderness

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

To celebrate the paperback publication of Silver Sparrow by my next door neighbor from the 2004 Sewanee Writers Conference, Tayari Jones – a little belatedly; there have been so many new releases this Spring-Summer – I’m rerunning her wonderfully inspiring … Continue reading →

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Nancy Pearl on Judging a Book by its Cover

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

I came across this lovely bit in Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust this week, and it screamed “Friday Fun!” “If you’re 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, … Continue reading →

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Thaisa Frank: Yellow Pencils

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

I’ve known Thaisa Frank since about the time my first novel was published, and always enjoy talking with her about the very different approaches we take to writing. I’m delighted to share the news that her third story collection, Enchantment, … Continue reading →

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Bookstores Worth Browsing: Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

I spent a long weekend in February in Portland, Maine with my best friend, Jenn DuChene. Jenn–a Wednesday Sister and a Ms. Bradwell–is definitely a good sport for being willing to spend a chilly weekend there with me so I … Continue reading →

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