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May 17, 2010

Barbara Graham: Grandmothers Unplugged

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Soon after my first granddaughter, Isabelle Eva, was born, I realized that although I loved her as fiercely as if she were my own child, I had no say --- in anything. She was mine but not mine. Emphasis on the not mine. In baseball parlance, it felt a little like being demoted from the starting lineup to the bench. Though this may seem both natural and obvious, I must admit that to me it came as something of a shock.

Interview: Julie Anne Peters, author of By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

May 17, 2010

Julie Anne Peters is the author of over a dozen books that often deal with “controversial” issues faced by children and teens regarding sexual identity, abuse, destructive relationships and problematic family dynamics. Her latest teen novel, BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, I’LL BE DEAD, follows a suicidal high school student who has been the victim of peer bullying for years.

May 14, 2010

I like dress-down days when I can wear jeans to the office; for some reason, I feel I can work better when I am not “dressed up.” There was a day a couple of years ago when I went downstairs to the Gap store in our building in the middle of the day and bought myself a pair of jeans after I got back from a business lunch. This week there were a lot of dress-up nights, which meant I was doing a lot of quick changes. Always amusing.

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How many books do you think is the ideal number to pack for a week-long vacation? Before taking books with you on vacation, do you "screen them" in advance to make sure they are "winners"?

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What is your all-time favorite beach book? Name up to five.

May 14, 2010

Emily Giffin, author of Heart of the Matter

Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her mother’s warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside, she seems destined to live a charmed life. » Click Here

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May 11, 2010

Kirk Farber: His Mom Was His Source of Creative Confidence

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Moms are great. They carry you around in their bellies for months, give painful birth to you, and then (hopefully) spend years caring for, worrying over and nurturing you until you're (hopefully) able to do all that life stuff for yourself.

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Needles and Pearls

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Two weddings and a year after her husband's funeral, Jo Mackenzie is finally starting to get the hang of being a single parent. The boys are thriving, the yarn shop is doing well --- thanks to Jo's improvements --- and she's just about keeping her head above water.

About the Book

The warm and witty sequel to THE BEACH STREET KNITTING SOCIETY AND YARN CLUB.

Slip one…

Two weddings and a year after her husband's funeral, Jo Mackenzie is finally starting to get the hang of being a single parent. The boys are thriving, the yarn shop is doing well --- thanks to Jo's improvements --- and she's just about keeping her head above water.

Knit two together…

But a man from Jo's past and a new romance with the hunky local carpenter come along and make life a whole lot more interesting.

Cast off…

Can Jo cope when things get really complicated? Because if knitting really does keep you sane when life starts to unravel, Jo's going to need much bigger needles.

Interview: J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Commencement

May 11, 2010

Question: One of COMMENCEMENT’s protagonists, Celia Donnelly, is an Irish girl from Milton, MA, who moves to New York after graduation. You’re an Irish girl from Milton who moved to New York after graduation. Is Celia --- or any of the characters --- modeled after you?

Interview: Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Dark End of the Street: New Stories of Sex and Crime by Today's Top Authors

May 11, 2010

Question: What made you decide to write this book?