On Saturday I decided to give my desk a good clean out. I have two desks in my home office. One is a super simple small Ikea computer desk. The other is an old-fashioned slant desk with drawers and cubbies… Read More ›
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Richard Peck and 9/11
Richard Peck April 5, 1934 – May 23, 2018 In 2001 I was working as a marketing manager for Borders. One of my main duties was handling events at the stores in my district. After the attacks on September 11th,… Read More ›
Genevieve Towsley: A 72-year-old Woman Writer at Work
Genevieve Towsley (1907-1995) was a journalist and historian of Naperville, IL. This installation honoring her was created in 1999. A statue of a 72-year-old woman writer at work. Have you ever seen such a thing? Isn’t it glorious?
BookExpo Recap Part 2 – BookHaul 1: Books Now Available
I’ve decided to break up my BookExpo book haul into at least two posts. Today I’m sharing the books I acquired that are already published. Next week I’ll share the books being published in July and beyond. Here… Read More ›
Two Graduation Gift Ideas (Books, of course)
Graduation season is again upon us and two recent books that I’ve read would make great gift ideas for high school, college, or graduate level folks who are moving on to the next adventure in their lives. The first is… Read More ›
Fitz-Greene Halleck – America’s Forgotten Superstar Poet
Have you heard of Fitz-Greene Halleck?
He was known as America’s Byron.
You’d think with a weighty title like that most English majors would know about him.
I hadn’t heard of him until I moved to Guilford, CT and started digging around in the library for some local literary history.
Readathon, Independent Bookstore Day, and Sea Worms
Another readathon has come and gone. A huge thank you to all of the organizers, volunteers, and readers who make this event so much fun. I didn’t read as many hours as I assumed I’d get in. I use the… Read More ›
Book Cougars National Poetry Month Celebration
I mentioned in the last post that my Book Cougars cohost Emily and I were up to something for National Poetry Month. What we’ve done is ask a bunch of our friends to record themselves reading a favorite poem and… Read More ›
Prepping for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month and the Book Cougars have something in the works to celebrate. As part of that, I was at B&N yesterday browsing around in the poetry section. I also read around in Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book,… Read More ›
My 2017 Reading Stats & What They Mean for 2018
(Some of my favorite reads of 2017) Here it is the end of January and I’ve just finally gotten around to looking at my reading stats for 2017. Sure, I’ve been busy like everyone else, but I’ve also put this… Read More ›