Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a reminder that Jordan Bernal’s fabulous fantasy books are discounted in honor of this St. Patrick’s Day. Click here. Lucky news is that she recently published a middle-grade version (without the sex scenes but still lots of dragons). The sale is going on now. Don’t miss it. Get a […]
Contagious, Why Things Catch On Book Recommendation
Lani Longshore shared her copy of Contagious, Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger with me today. She had put orange-tabs on pages that might interest me (the orange tabs match the cover color). Click here On the back cover, Discover stated, “The practical companion to Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point.” The book is about […]
Writer Friends Meet Once A Year At the Mark Hopkins Hotel For The SFWC
The San Francisco Writers Conference at the Mark Hopkins Hotel brings writers back together annually. With all the excitement of meeting editors and agents and learning from presenters, the bonus is to reconnect with dear friends. Neva Hodges and Sheila Bali pictured here with me were in my writing […]
Antoine Laurain is a French Author of The Red Notebook and The President’s Hat
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain is the book I chose for this month’s novel in our reading group. For the first time, everyone of the five members liked the choice. Often one or two of us don’t like the book of the month and during out discussions, we explain why. I am pleased because […]
Valerie Frankel Wrote Two Books About Symbolism in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Valerie Frankel posted on Facebook that two of her analysis books on The New Star Wars Film are free on Kindle today to January10th. They are: We’re Home: Fandom, Fun, and Hidden Homages in Star Wars: The Force Awakens AND A Rey of Hope: Feminism, Symbolism and Hidden Gems in Star Wars: The Force Awakens […]
Two Reading Group Book Choices
The book selection for August in our reading group was Jenny Offill’s Dept. of Speculation. Vogue’s praise for the novel: “Piercingly honest. . . . A series of wry vignettes that deepen movingly.” I don’t think I would call her assorted paragraphs vignettes. The Guardian (London) wrote: “Dept. of Speculation is a riposte to the […]
What Are You Reading?
What are you reading now? I switched genres and read Personal by Lee Child. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Lee has a subtle humor, the characters are well-drawn, and most of it took place in Paris. He’s my dad’s favorite author. At ninety, my dad reads a book a day. […]