May 22, 2010
I’m heading to New York City for the IBPA Publishing University, where Seth Godin will be keynoting, and Book Expo America, the publishing industry trade show. Basically all of publishing in one huge place.
I’ll have a day and a half to see the sights of New York, so I asked my Facebook friends for suggestions. [...]
May 10, 2010
Dixie the Philosopher:
The claw marks in the dust jacket of “The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill” were left by her late brother Frodo, previous occupant of the top of the bookcases. Dixie took over the role of Guardian of the Books after Frodo’s death.
Occasionally she branches out and explores the shelf of politics and [...]
May 10, 2010
My webmaster has just redesigned this site. I love the new look!
We’ve been transferring posts from my old blog, and there have been a few tech glitches, so if you run into links that don’t work or mismatched fonts, etc., that’s why. We’re continuing to update and polish.
Meanwhile, just think of this as a well-loved [...]
May 9, 2010
You may have tangible wealth untold:
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be–
I had a Mother who read to me.
from “The Reading Mother” by Strickland Gillilan
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
