Month: July 2014

July 8, 2014

2014 Reading: Life Before Life by Jim B. Tucker

Life Before Life: Children’s Memories of Previous Lives Jim B. Tucker, M.D. St. Martin’s, 2005 Dr. Tucker recently spoke at my local bookstore. I…
July 5, 2014

Hambidge — Week 2

Hambidge—Week 2 (Tuesday-Saturday) I’ve been here a whole week already! I guess I haven’t set the world on fire with the writing, but I’ve…
July 5, 2014

New Reviews of What the Zhang Boys Know

Recently, a couple of reviews of What the Zhang Boys Know have appeared. I’ve always been advised not to read reviews, but, well, too…
July 5, 2014

2014 Reading: The Man Who Walked Away by Maud Casey

The Man Who Walked Away by Maud Casey Bloomsbury 2014 Maud Casey was part of a panel on book publicity at the Virginia Festival…
July 3, 2014

2014 Reading: Until You Make the Shore by Cameron Conaway

Until You Make the Shore Cameron Conaway Salmon Poetry, 2014 This book came as something of a surprise. I’ve known Conaway for a few…
July 2, 2014

Tips for Writers: Learn “Buoyancy” in the face of rejection

Tips for Writers: Learn “buoyancy” in the face of rejection I have a writer friend who moderates a private online discussion called R.I.P –…
July 1, 2014

Hambidge–Days 5 and 6

Hambidge—Day 5 (Sunday) I didn’t sleep well last night and listened to night sounds—was that rain on the roof, or critter footsteps? At one…
July 1, 2014

2014 Reading: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon Workman, 2012 I picked this book up on a recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago…