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 …
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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 …
On Reviews
I'm in that wonderful place for a writer: between reviews. But I came across a piece in Publisher's Weekly today listing 13 remarkably bad reviews for classic …
Litquake's Lit Camp Writers Conference
Just got an email about Lit Camp, the Bay Area's first juried writers' conference: Litcamp will feature representatives from the city's top literary players, …
E.B. White and Friedrich Nietzsche on Writing and Friends … and Please Share Links to Your Writer-Pals
I was just about to tweet the E.B. White quote “It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" with thanks to some of my …
Lake Forest Book Store, Lake Forest IL
Charming suburban Chicago bookstore with smart booksellers and great events When folks ask where I grew up ... well, it's complicated, so I either give the long …
I like to have a Martini…
I like to have a Martini, two at the very most; three, I'm under the table, four I'm under my host!" - Dorothy Parker Available at the The Library Shop at the …
Why Save Big Bird, Oscar, and the Rest of PBS?
You're still here? Hey, why don't you go read a book or something? - Oscar the Grouch …
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The Book Bin, Northbrook IL
My teenaged bookstore I have a sentimental attachment to The Book Bin in Northbrook, Illinois, which Janis and Lex Irvine opened when I was growing up there. It …
