One true story I perhaps shouldn't admit: The original title for my first novel, The Language of Light, was "Emma." My dear friend and mentor Madeleine Mysko - …
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Warwick's, La Jolla CA
Warwick's knows books, and luncheon menus, too! When I was told I was going to do two events with Warwick's on tour for The Wednesday Daughters, my reaction …
6 Weeks in the English Lakes #5: At Opposite Ends of the Coffin Route
Wordsworth and his brother were walking in the English Lakes in late 1799 with fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge when they came upon the modest Dove …
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6 Weeks in the English Lakes #4: Beatrix Potter on England's Fells
"The fells are never twice alike." – Beatrix Potter, from a February 28, 1938 letter to Josephine Banner One of the loveliest ways to spend a day - or many …
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6 Weeks in the English Lakes #3: Beatrix Potter's Hill Top Farm
"Some of the walls were four feet thick, and there used to be queer noises inside them, as if there might be a little secret staircase. Certainly there were odd …
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A Literary Father's Day: 5 fabulous quotes about fathers
Just a few of my favorite literary quotes about fathers, to celebrate Father's Day: "Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read." - Markus Zusak, The …
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6 Weeks in the English Lakes #2: A Literary Map
If you don't know where the English Lakes are, pull out your trusty map of England and look as far north and west as you can. (Go too far, and you'll end up in …
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Marybeth Whalen: The Work of the Story
This week's 1st Books guest, Marybeth Whalen, is the author of four novels, including the just released The Wishing Tree, which Sheila Roberts calls, “A lovely …
Dr. Seuss Saying and Flowers for a Book-Worthy Saturday
Sarah Jio: Career Life Balance … and Silencing the Naysayers
When I first met Sarah Jio - at the Pulpwood Queens Weekend in January of last year - she had both a new baby and a new book along with her (and a very …
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