A former indie bookseller, The Map of Lost Memories author Kim Fay is also a bit of a traveler. She's lived in Vietnam, and is the creator/editor of the To Asia …
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The Coop, Cambridge MA
my son's favorite hangout When I visited Cambridge, Massachusettes this February - knowing my son would be moving there after graduating in June - I walked the …
Heather Barbieri: Not According to Plan
This week's guest, Seattle novelist Heather Barbieri, has published Snow in July, The Lace Makers of Glenmara, and most recently The Cottage at Glass Beach. …
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1 Question: Do You Have a Favorite Bookstore? Here are some of mine…
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 …
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Nancy Pearl on Judging a Book by its Cover
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 …
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Longfellow Books, Portland ME
warm and cozy, with walls and tables filled with books, and a bookseller who had lots to say about books that I also loved I spent a long weekend in February …
Readers' Books, Sonoma CA
better than a winery tour, and at author events you might get a glassPerhaps it says something about my marriage that Mac and I, on a 24th anniversary trip to …
Mark Twain on Separating Characters from Corpses
An email from a reader this morning reminded me of my favorite Mark Twain quote, which I used in The Wednesday Sisters but have, surprisingly, never shared …
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A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland CA
a little bookstore with an amazing selection, and even more amazing booksellers One of my favorite things about A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland, CA is …
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Pages, Manhattan Beach CA
"Grocery Stories" Perhaps the only place more special than a good bookstore is one opened by a friend you knew in her pre-bookseller days. In my sordid …