I’ve made no secret that I love food-lit. Perhaps someday when I’m feeling ambitious (read “bored” or “procrastinating” 
I’ll add a food-lit category here. I’ve certainly read enough.
I don’t know many people who don’t like Julia Child. I have, unfortunately, only vague memories of watching her television show on weekday mornings when I was a [...]
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Ok, fine. I’m probably the only one who things that Georgette Heyer’s Cotillion is the one of too many men. There were just too many male cousins and I kept getting them all confused, except for Freddy and Dolph.
I don’t know why but every time I read a Heyer novel I worry that it’s not [...]
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Posted in Authors, tagged book covers on April 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As you all I know, I have a thing or two to say about headless women on book covers.
And I may like John Green a wee bit. I knew I had good reason. Head over to his blog to see the covers of his new book, Paper Towns.
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Yep! More Heyers! I actually have 5 unread Heyer’s on my shelf that I’m going to ration slowly over the next year. For those interested in picking up a Heyer or two Sourcebooks has reprinted a couple of them recently - The Infamous Army and Cotillion. I’ve heard people refer to both of them as [...]
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Or at least that is what I told a coworker today. That happens to be the same coworker that got me hooked on Heyer by sending me three of her books. The shipment was split so I just got one a couple of weeks ago and read it last week. This is in addition [...]
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Posted in Authors, Events on September 17, 2007 | No Comments »
J.K. Rowling to meet fans in Toronto
I’m going to console myself with thinking that I never would have won tickets if I lived there anyway.
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Posted in Authors, Fantasy, tagged Video, Dragon Con on September 5, 2007 | No Comments »
I can’t decide if this makes DragonCon look like the coolest thing ever or if it terrifies me…
Clicky for video
What say you?
I *do* know that I don’t really want to spend 18 hours on a train. I’ve done it many, many times. In economy. And then there was the time where we were rerouted [...]
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Posted in Authors on July 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A little birdie told me that it’s Ami McKay’s birthday today. I suggest we all give her a bit sassy Happy Birthday!
You in?
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A couple of days ago I went to check the mail and was greeted to this:
Woohoo! The new Quill & Quire!
Wait a minute! I haven’t subscribed to the Quill & Quire! I’ve thought about it many times but I haven’t actually done it yet.
That leaves only one answer. BOOK FAERIE!
I don’t know who [...]
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Posted in Authors on November 19, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Here’s a picture of me and Ami McKay from last month. This was taken just before the PEN Canada Uncensored event. Ami is really, really nice. And very modest. I think she’s still surprised by all the attention.
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