NINE NEW MEMOIRS. Just the phrase sends little shivers up my arms and into my head, and suddenly I see myself under a pile of books. Maybe not everyone’s fantasy, but hey, I’m me. And when the … [Read more...] about New Memoir: What to Read This Summer
What to Read: New Memoir for Autumn
AUTUMN IS WHEN THE SERIOUS books are published, and as much as I love a good summer read, I look forward to fall with the hunger of someone who has been living on sandwiches and now really needs a … [Read more...] about What to Read: New Memoir for Autumn
Recommended Memoirs: Molly Wizenberg’s Delancey
WHEN MOLLY WIZENBERG SPEAKS, I listen. And why not? An author of a best-selling memoir, a first-rate blogger and the author of a brand new memoir, she is also a redhead. So, I'm a fan and I am … [Read more...] about Recommended Memoirs: Molly Wizenberg’s Delancey
What Are The Best Memoirs of 2013? Got Them Right Here
LIBRARY JOURNAL HAS just listed the best memoirs of 2013. I say hurrah and yippee, since not only do I love any good promo of great memoir, but also because the writers of several of these books have … [Read more...] about What Are The Best Memoirs of 2013? Got Them Right Here
Recommended Reading: Accidental Assassin by Maurice Carroll
YOU KNOW THIS PICTURE. You’ve seen it a lot this week, and countless times before that and if, like me, you saw this image live, on television, after being kept home from school during that dreadful … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading: Accidental Assassin by Maurice Carroll
Writing Lessons: First Drafts, with Josh Hanagarne
Next up in Writing Lessons is Josh Hanagarne, author of the marvelous book, The World’s Strongest Librarian. If you don’t know the book, you will. It’s getting a lot of well-earned attention. After … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: First Drafts, with Josh Hanagarne