my bookstore the summer I became a fanatic readerI just saw the finalists for this years' WNBA Pannell Awards, which recognize bookstores that "enhance their …
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Modern Love
I sent a tweet to my friend Caroline Leavitt yesterday about her terrific Modern Love column that is in today's New York Times. She tweeted back Six times. …
Can you imagine a nicer way to start a morning?
The Wednesday Daughters galley pages have arrived! Is there a nicer time in the process of getting a novel into print than the moment the galley pages arrive? …
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How to Cut a Digital Heart out of Your Book Jacket
This little heart I was so proud of Friday garnered a lot of requests for how it's done. It's very simple: In Word, open a blank document and in the insert …
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A Survival Guide to Writers Conferences: 1. Eat Chocolate for Breakfast
A friend who is heading for a writers' conference next month asked if I had any advice, and since it's not the first time I've been asked: 1. Eat Chocolate for …
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Two Author Posts for the Price of One!
This week, I'm rerunning two previous posts, one to celebrate the paperback publication of Lynda Rutledge's Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale in paperback, …
2013 Caldecott Winner Announced … And Newbery Winner, Too
In case you haven't been watching, the ALA awarded the Caldecott and Newbery Medals this morning. The 2013 Caldecott winner - for picture books - was This Is …
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Twitterature Quiz: a Literary Match Game with Hashtags
I recently posted on my Huffington Post blog a Twitterature Literary Match game -- and thought I'd share it here along with the answers. Just match the 2012 …
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What Book Editors Want in 2013
I stumbled across a piece on the Andrew Lownie Literary Agency's blog today about what book editors want to see in 2013. The answers run the gammut, including …
Isabel Allende on Passion, Writing, and Character
Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters; they only make good former spouses." - Isabel Allende, from her 2007 TED Talk I listened to …
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