What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.” - Tennessee Williams, A …
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Random House Announces Digital-Only Imprints
The Random House Publishing Group (my happy literary home!) just announced three new digital imprints to add to LOVESWEPT, their digital imprint for romance and …
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Bank Square Books, Mystic CT
the true story of the flood If you're looking for signed copies of Louise Erdrich's The Round House in Mystic, Connecticut, I'm sorry. I couldn't resist. I …
Bookshelf as Painting
How sad that this wonderful book image, which I found as a repin on Page & Palette's Pinterest page, links from the Pinterest post to a porn site. Sigh. I …
Books on the Cape: Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Brewster Book Store, and More
Who knew Cape Cod had so many great bookstores and other book places? Mac and I - who are spending a long weekend here before joining family in Mystic, …
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Page's Post-It Dressing
Growing up, I was never a big fan of dressing, or gravy or anything, really, but the holiday turkey and the pies. For my oldest son’s first Thanksgiving, …
Ann Patchett, Richard Russo, John Grisham, Garth Stein and Others Give A Shout-Out to Indie Bookstores!
Today (horray!) is the publication date for My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop. Richard Russo kicks off this …
When Comforting a Grammar Nazi…
Maybe it's just that I'm waiting for copyedits on The Wednesday Daughters, but this one--found on Pinterest, thanks to Pudd'nhead Books--made me laugh. - Meg …
We'll Return to Our Usual Literary Programming after This Brief Message
Because this election is so important for the economy, women's equality, and the future of the arts, if you haven't voted yet, please consider reading one of …
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I Could Not Be More THRILLED…
When my editor asked if I had any ideas for the cover for The Wednesday Daughters that I wanted her to pass on to the art department, the first photo I sent was …
