We braved a tremendous thunderstorm to join 40-50 others at the Harvard Book Store last night.  After previewing some other upcoming bookstore events, author Samuel Shem was introduced to a hearty round of applause. 

Shem joked that we got a ”real bargain”, with his free reading: Salman Rushdie will be at the store next month; tickets for that [...]

Have you read the guest post by Phyllis Zimbler Miller, author of Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel?  In the post, Phyllis describes the military as a foreign culture that she and her husband learned to adapt to, and thrive in.  This left them better prepared for embracing another foreign culture (a move cross-country, where [...]

Monday – Today was the last day of school for our kids!  Instead of wondering “how am I going to entertain four kids all summer?!?”  I’m taking a deep breath and thinking about swimming at the Pond, biking, picnics in the backyard, museums (yes, sorry kids, there will be museums!), day camp (yea!), just hanging out, [...]

Books and more are up for grabs on this week’s giveaway listing; numbers 2-9 are new this week!

I’m offering my ARC of Michael Connelly’s The Brass Verdict.  Enter here by June 30.
Cynthia at Springmont Cottage is hosting a Pay-It-Forward giveaway of Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos.  [...]

Following my tradition of quoting speeches from commencements this spring, I offer you an outake from Oprah Winfrey’s recent address to Stanford University’s class of 2008 (follow this link for my post on David McCullough’s address at Boston College; click here to read what I had to say about J. K. Rowling’s speech to the graduates [...]