Category Archives: Contests

August 25, 2010

The backhanded compliment bio

Last night’s appearance at Posman Books in Chelsea Market went well, and the turnout was terrific.  Anytime a bookseller must drag out more chairs and offer stools to a standing-room audience, you feel good.    And last night marked the debut … Continue reading →

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August 24, 2010

Contest runner-up #2

Cheryl Harris entered my biography contest with this entry, which I adore, perhaps a little too much. Since author bios are ordinarily assumed to have been written in part by the author, this one was simply too self-congratulatory for my … Continue reading →

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