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How To Be A Grownup in 10 Steps
Kelly Williams Brown’s book Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps is reportedly “the most helpful guide to becoming a successful adult you’ll ever find.” Publisher’s Weekly recently offered ten steps from her book to get you … Continue reading
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The perfect Mother’s Day gift or the worst Mother’s Day gift of all time? I’m not sure.
I bought my wife a cookbook for Mother’s Day. It was a book that my daughter and son were going to give her as their gift. I was extremely proud of my choice of book. It was written by a … Continue reading
The two best pieces of writing advice that Roger Ebert ever received
I’m listening to Roger Ebert’s memoir and loving every minute of it. The two best pieces of writing advice that he was ever given (forgive me for forgetting the source) is advice that I can get behind wholeheartedly. Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Books, The Writing Process
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“Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!”
I wonder if my librarian and bookseller friends ever use this strategy when attempting to locate a wayward book on a shelf:
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A book about sex that I should’ve written.
The Daily Beast reports on a new book, The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy, available in stores soon: A new sex guide to be published in Hebrew aims at teaching orthodox Jews the basics of sex. How basic? The book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Teaching
Tagged anatomy, book, Jewish, orthodox jewish, sex, The Newlywed's Guide to Physical Intimacy
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Children swallowing poisoned beads was not my original plan. I swear.
In 2012 I participated in the Books on the Nightstand Booktopia event in Santa Cruz, California. The culmination of the weekend is an event called the Celebration of Author, wherein each author speaks for about ten minutes. My talk, as … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Books, Recommended Reading/Viewing, Teaching
Tagged books on the nightstand, booktopia, cara black, santa cruz, shakespeare
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The Kobo eReader: Better than paper? Probably not. But incredible.
I own a Kindle. I tried to use it. I did not like it. It turns out that I prefer paper. Paper is my friend. This, however, could be a game changer. Okay. Probably not. But still. It looks fantastic.
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Random thoughts and observations from a weekend spent with authors and readers
Booktopia, the annual weekend retreat in Vermont that brings authors and readers together, has come to a close. Hosted by Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, producers of the Books of the Nightstand podcast, it has become one of our favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Books, Family, Quandry
Tagged amy brill, ann kingman, books on the nightstand, booktopia, chris pavone, jon clinch, michael kindness, nichole bernier, northshire, the moth, vermont, will schwalbe
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Booktopia blurs the lines between author and reader.
Booktopia is a series of literary retreats organized by Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, host of the podcast Books on the Nightstand. For the past three years, my wife and I have been coming to Vermont in April to attend … Continue reading