Upon Rediscovering a Childhood Favorite
By far, I buy and read real, physical, printed books over and above ebooks. And I love buying them at real, physical, brick-and-mortar stores. I especially love finding old used books at cramped and...
View ArticleThere’s No Such Thing as Too Many Books
You’ll find books on every floor of our house, and in nearly every room (bathrooms and laundry room excluded — reading on the john is anathema in our household). You’ll even find books in the hallway...
View ArticleJohn King Books Is My Graceland
On Saturday, my sister and I took our first trip to John King Books in Detroit. It was everything you want in a giant used bookstore housed in an old factory. Full of charm and mystery. And beautiful...
View ArticleWhy I Forked Over $55 for a Copy of Mein Kampf
I mentioned yesterday that the last book I found at John King Books was the one that broke my budget. It became its own post because I felt I needed to offer an explanation as to why I shelled out $55...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of Imperfection?
Yesterday I took up my journal for the first time in six weeks. Before writing anything new, I read the last entry from March 14th, which began with the question What am I building? The majority of...
View ArticleHouston, We Have a Cover!
If you receive my email newsletter, this is old news to you. If you don’t, you should! Those folks all got entered in a drawing to win an Advance Reader Copy of the book months before it actually comes...
View ArticleOpening the Door to 2019
If you follow me on social media, you know that the past week has been on the busy side, and that it’s not over yet. Christmas celebrations on both sides of the state, time with friends in different...
View ArticleComing Up: The Cover of My Next Book!
Watch Women Writers, Women(‘s) Books on Friday, March 1st, for the cover reveal for The Words between Us, which is coming out in September! What better way to celebrate the end of February!
View ArticleObservations at the Author Fair
Saturday I attended my first author fair, not quite knowing what to expect. Was it worth the trip? Hmmm…
View ArticleMy Next Book!
I am excited to announce that my next book has a title and a cover, and it’s available for pre-order now! Ten years ago, sisters Olivia and Melanie Greene were on a backcountry hiking trip when their...
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