Today, I had the pleasure of meeting a group of Barnes & Noble managers and community relations coordinators at the Twin Cities Grill in the Mall of America. Very fun. Such marvelously nice people, to put it mildly. We all love books, of course, and we have a passion for what we do, so I […]
Eve Giveaway!
Hello, my little kumquats. Today is your special day. Eve: A Novel of the First Woman does not appear on bookshelves, I’m told, until January 27th. Five of you (who enter, of course!) will receive, via priority mail, a brand-spanking-new hardcover edition of Eve. The directions are as follows. Simply post something on today’s blog […]
Quotes
Today, we’re snowed in, and despite this, the birds are out, especially the cardinals and blue jays, little blips of red and blue against all that white snow. I think I shall share some quotes I’ve collected in my journal. It’s always fun to read what someone else finds interesting, don’t you think? Although my […]
Meghan’s Song
My sister Amy introduced me to Matthew Perryman Jones. My favorite song opens his CD Throwing Punches in the Dark. This is for our sweet Liliana, who’s come to us from so far away. Some days I can’t believe she’s made such a trip, and I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we’d […]