May 27th, 2008
Happy Tuesday, all! Today’s interview is with Class of 2k8 member, Daphne Grab, the author of the young adult novel, Alive and Well in Prague, New York!
Matisse Osgood is a New York City girl through and through. She buys her clothes at Andy’s Cheapies, watches indie films at The Angelika, and wouldn’t be caught dead […]
May 26th, 2008
I read somewhere how it’s a good idea to make photocopies of all the items in your wallet, like credit cards, insurance cards, etc., so if your wallet is stolen or lost, you’ll know exactly what’s missing. Good idea, right? So good, in fact, that it’s been on my to-do list for about . . […]
May 23rd, 2008
1. My presentation on Wednesday night was a blast, despite all my worries! I always get so uptight before a library visit. On the entire drive there, I worry that no one will show up, or I’ll forget what to say or worse–I’ll remember what to say but the attendees, if any do show up, […]
May 21st, 2008
It’s official. I am a duffous.
And when this duffous screws up, she screws up big. In my mad rush to post my Shop Talk interview yesterday before going to the office, I made a HUGE mistake. The author of A DIFFICULT BOY is M.P. Barker, (Michele,) instead of Melissa Barker.
(I […]
May 20th, 2008
Today we have Michele Barker joining us in the beauty shop! Michele is a Class of 2k8 member and author of A DIFFICULT BOY, Holiday House, a PEN New England Children’s Book Caucus Discovery Award Winner.
ISBN-10: 0823420868
ISBN-13: 978-0823420865
$16.95 ($18.95 CAN), Hardcover, 298 pages
Set in Western Massachusetts in 1839, A DIFFICULT BOY tells the story of […]
May 19th, 2008
. . . an author’s life is full of glory and glamor, go to my livejournal blog and enjoy the video making the rounds on writer’s blogs. Why? Because most of us can surely identify with it!
Also, yesterday, I did something I rarely, rarely get to do. My kid and I hung out at Borders […]
May 16th, 2008
1. Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian.
2. Sex in the City, although all the talk about the sadness in the movie has me worried.
3. THIS!!!! (Click here to go to my livejournal entry to find out.)
May 15th, 2008
ANTM
First of, I’m almost forty, right? So tell me when, when, WHEN will I learn to never cut my bangs, huh? Good grief. They’re now lopsided, and the more I tried to fix it, the worse they got. And it not like I didn’t already have bang issues, as proven by his horrible picture taken […]
May 14th, 2008
Let me give you a little bit of advice: Always BACK UP your songs on iTunes before downloading a newer version. Seriously. Do it now. Why? Because after my last download, every single song, video and audiobook in my iTunes library was wiped out. Gone. Adios. History, and to make it worse, I’ve never bothered […]
May 8th, 2008
1. I thought I was late this morning taking my dog, Jamie, to the vets, but I wrote the wrong time in my Day Runner so I was early. How you doing? I love when things like that happen.
2. Jamie, however, does not like going to the vets. She piddled […]