I am SO delighted to host my SheWrites.com pal, Cassandra Dunn, and celebrate the publication of her debut novel, The Art of Adapting. Publisher's Weekly calls …
Award Winner took a Decade to Find a Publisher
The 2014 Bailey Prize winner (formerly the Orange Prize) for Women is Eimear McBride, for her debut novel A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing. And here's the thing: …
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Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day!
April is National Poetry Month, and today -- the one day only special! -- is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Just select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with …
Kelly O'Connor McNees: First I Was a Quitter
Kelly O’Connor McNees guest posted here when her first novel, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, an Indie Next Pick and O Magazine Summer Reading List …
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8-Quote Bouquet in Celebration of Earth Day
Can you identify what is different about this collection of quotes to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Earth Day? "You cannot get through a single day without …
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Katie Hafner: On Writing, Publishing, and Tea
Harpers calls Katie Hafner’s sixth book, Mother Daughter Me, “an unusually graceful story,” and Kirkus calls it “heartbreakingly honest.” KJ Dell’Antonia, …
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Cathy Marie Buchanan: Finding the Writing Life
When Cathy Marie Buchanan asked if I’d read her new novel, The Painted Girls, I jumped at the chance. I loved her debut, The Day the Falls Stood Still, and this …
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Ariel Lawhon: Art is the Gift
I'm just delighted to host Ariel Lawhon, whose debut novel, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress released yesterday. People Magazine says of it, "Inspired by a …
Bethany Beach Books, Bethany Beach DE
When my husband and I first got married and his mom was still alive, we used to spend a week every summer in Bethany Beach. Page passed away several years ago …
Happy Holidays!
1st Books will be back in 2014! Enjoy the holidays! …