Books
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The Best Way to “Reread” Your Favorite Books
I’m not one for rereading books. There are just too many new stories to discover, but…
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“I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” No More
Michelle McNamara spent years working on a book about The Golden State Killer. She died in…
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One Woman Book Club: The Stand
“She reminded me of a warning I was fond of repeating: do not, under any circumstances,…
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A Cat Person on “Cat Person”
This is Jerry. He’s old, unsure on his feet, and generally bad at being a cat–except…
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Suggested Reading for MLK Day
I read Dreamer by Charles Johnson in college and it has stuck with me ever since.…
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One Woman Book Club: Swamplandia!
Swamplandia! first caught my attention when I heard about it on NPR (or here). If you’d asked me,…
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The One Woman Book Club: Catcher in the Rye
I finally read Catcher in the Rye. Ugh.
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The Road to Romance
I’ve always thought it would be fun to write a romance novel. I don’t really read…
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Just Say No to “Go Set a Watchman”
I don’t recommend trying to go to your local bookstore today. Harper Lee’s Go Set a…
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On Writing ‘n Stuff
You may recall that my cat was diagnosed with gallstones. I spent a month fearing that…
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Surviving the Library Book Sale
For quite some time now I’ve been trying to read Jonathan Franzen’s Freedomwithout having to actually…
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The Tao of Theresa
I feel a special kind of satisfaction when someone blares their horn at me for no…
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Adventures in Self-Publishing: For the Love of Zombies
When I decided to start my experiment in self-publishing by publishing Fiona vs. the Foot Tickler…
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A Small Quiet Room
The other day a friend sent me a G-Chat message asking if I’d ever ready anything…
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A Mad Dash Through “Under the Dome”
A little over a week ago I saw a commercial for a new mini-series coming to…
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