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Finally! After ten years and seven books, I’m doing my first ever bookstore reading in New York: Wednesday, May 9th 7 pm Barnes & Noble #2906240 East 86th Street Come out if you can. [...]

The Friday Five! (special last few days of March edition!) 1. Seriously, where did March GO? It seems like it only just started, and now here we are almost to April. Why is it that February [...]

Here’s a lesson I learned yesterday: if you’re the nervous type, buying insurance is probably NOT going to be a fun experience. For ages, I’ve been meaning to get an umbrella [...]

I’m just saying, there IS a resemblance. On the other hand, there are worse people to look like than Pebbles Flintstone, right? Frankly, I’m with Simon here: I think Sanjaya is in his [...]

So after writing yesterday’s entry, I had that song—Manuh-Manuh!—in my head ALL day. Even worse, I kept humming it out loud, passing on the infection to my husband, who was then [...]

Lost the game. But I keep my word and honor my bet with Laurie Halse Anderson, Georgetown fan extraordinaire. I will also be sending her a signed copy of Just Listen for her public library. This [...]

Last entry for the week, as tomorrow I am leaving for an actual….vacation. No, really! It’s hard to even write that, to be honest, as I’ve been so busy working, working, working [...]

Tomorrow is officially the first day of spring, and faithful readers of this space know that this excites me. Of course, it won’t necessarily FEEL like spring immediately—although [...]

So, yeah. I got a little excited about UNC making the Sweet 16. Any excuse to make cupcakes, right? (If you’re wondering, the RS is for Reyshawn, the E for Ellington. I only had a small [...]

The Friday Five! (Special Pre St. Patrick’s Day Edition!) 1. Yes, Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day. Personally, I’m not that into this holiday, never have been, but especially [...]