Category Archives: Books
It’s Leap Day — let’s do it!
Leap and the net will appear. — John Burroughs This extra day on the calendar seems the perfect time to do something daring. Or exhilarating. Or at least outside one’s comfort zone. What do you say, are you with me? For … Continue reading
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Oprah visits Maharishiville (aka Fairfield, Iowa)
From the Fairfield Ledger. Caption reads: George’s Pizza and Steakhouse waitress Danielle Soltis, left, poses with Oprah Winfrey and customer Don Hubbs late Wednesday afternoon outside the restaurant after the television personality surprised downtown Fairfield with a trip to Cafe … Continue reading
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Indie vs. Amazon
This week, Seattle Mystery Bookshop refused to host a signing or stock books from Amazon’s new Thomas & Mercer mystery imprint. The owner of the store published his email exchange with an author about the topic: http://seattlemysteryblog.typepad.com/seattle_mystery/2011/06/cant-shake-the-devils-hand-and-say-youre-only-kidding.html The blog comments … Continue reading
What I did on my summer vacation
Since I’m starting school today (in Chatham’s Master of Arts in Food Studies), I thought it an appropriate time to explain what I did this summer that kept me from blogging. I co-wrote this book: You wouldn’t think a little 48-page … Continue reading
But where am I going?
I’m reading Daniel Pink‘s new book, DRIVE: The surprising truth about what motivates us, in which he explains how we’re driven less by extrinsic motivators (money, goals, rewards) and more by intrinsic ones (the joy of creating or solving). I get … Continue reading
Isn’t it ironic
Yesterday I got into a car accident. More accurately, I caused an accident. I rear-ended a nun as I was trying to dial my BlackBerry. I thank God (and I do mean that literally) that no one was hurt. Emergency … Continue reading
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Eat Pray Loved hearing her speak!
Last night I had the pleasure of seeing author Elizabeth Gilbert speak at the opening night of the Drew Heinz Lecture Series here in Pittsburgh. Oddly enough, I’d had a hard time finding a friend willing to attend with me. … Continue reading
News in the writing world
Just a few tidbits I found interesting over the last few days: It’s the 50th anniversary of Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style and NPR ran a funny little commentary about it from Marc Acito. NPR also ran a … Continue reading
Here’s a Home for Your Family Recipes
As we head into the holiday cooking season, I wanted to pass along a really nifty idea. You know the recipe for your mother’s cheese ball that you have written down on a Post-It note? And that faded and stained … Continue reading
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Why I subscribe to Oprah’s magazine.
Sure, the profuse periodical requires the sacrifice of too many trees. And I can never get the whole thing read before the next issue arrives. But the woman devotes regular column space to Martha Beck, a life coach who always … Continue reading
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