[T]he essential impulse in working is … to allow what haunts you to have a voice." - Colm Toibin I knew the moment I came across this quote today in a piece on …
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Happy Holidays, and Best Wishes for Wonderful Reading in 2013!
A Little Robert Frost End-of-the-Word Poetry
Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it …
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Good Grammar is Sexy
As I am deep in the details of the grammar rules, working on copy edits for The Wednesday Daughters, my thought for the day: (I would love to take credit for …
The Comma Lottery!
Want to enter the comma lottery? I just got exactly what I wanted for Christmas, which is very light copy edits on The Wednesday Daughters. They aren't all just …
Books=Gifts
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?” - Henry Ward Beecher For the holidays, I'm hosting a holiday blog hop, with book bloggers doing quick posts …
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 …
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 …
