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Marie Colvin - Badass For Truth 27 Aug 2013 | 12:48 pm
'Commander,' she said, 'this is a very important story to get out. The world really needs to know what's happening here in Syria. We can't just sit by and watch murder take place. The world desperatel...
Stacks of books to read & review & articles to write & essays & SO MUCH MORE 26 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
What I'm Reading: It's all about Booklist right now--I have two more books to read and review by September 3rd: Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art by Harry Greene and Under the Wire: Marie Colv...
I Stayed Up All Night Reading Robin Wasserman's The Waking Dark 23 Aug 2013 | 01:12 pm
It has been a long time since a book kept me up all night and then gave me nightmares to boot. I read The Waking Dark for my October column Wednesday night and it is going to be a perfect for that tim...
Wherein I announce I am a publisher & introduce Shorefast Editions 21 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
So I have been busy the past few months. I've dropped a few hints here about my new publishing venture but the website is now live and the first book is over in printing-land (with a pub date of Nov ...
Report from the "birding beat" 19 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm
The other day I heard from a publicist who referred to me as someone who covers the "birding beat" and I was delighted by the reference. (She was talking about books I've reviewed at Bookslut and it w...
Lizzie Skurnick Books Subscription Series is a very good idea 16 Aug 2013 | 02:08 pm
Several folks tweeted about this PW interview with novelist Lois Duncan and the upcoming reissue of her classic Debutante Hill. (I found the link from Leila, of course, as she is always on everything ...
Getting a grip... 16 Aug 2013 | 09:25 am
There was company over the past couple of weeks and many planned events and planning of events and a trip and meals (so many meals!) and, well, company stuff. It always upsets the careful apple cart w...
YA Column: Familiar Faces, New Stories 15 Aug 2013 | 09:11 am
Oh, Emily Dickinson. Canonized as a literary saint, she is one of the first American poets we learn about in school. With a personal life shrouded in mystery, Dickinson is endlessly interesting in the...
Sara Ryan + graphic novel + coming-of-age set in Oregon = CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT! 14 Aug 2013 | 02:34 pm
I had heard rumors earlier this year at ALA Midwinter about Sara Ryan's upcoming graphic novel from Dark Horse but I didn't press for more information because I didn't want to seem too fangirl scary. ...
Play Pretty Blues: A Novel of the Life of Robert Johnson 29 Jul 2013 | 02:29 pm
I am reading an amazing book - Play Pretty Blues by Snowden Wright. It's a novel about Blues great Robert Johnson told from the perspective of his primary wives/girlfriends who serve as a Greek Chorus...
