My favorite and most reliable way to find great new books used to be asking friends what they were reading and loving. I still do that. But my new method has moved up on the list, and it has me pretty excited. Following blogs and tweets in the publishing industry leads to an ever-expanding network...

Three months. Has it really been that long? Sitting here again feels strange. Sometimes this monitor feels like a window, but today it’s more like a mirror. Back in my theatre days, I learned hundreds of lines. My favorite line, the one that I’ve never forgotten, was from the musical Pippin. “Things never turn out...

After a long few weeks, and a difficult weekend for my family, last night I found myself cozy and asleep in my own bed. But not for long. Around four in the morning, I woke up from a vivid dream with my mind racing. This has happened to me several times before, and usually I...

This is Indy. This picture is from the summer, right after he’d been shaved. Right now he is a furry mess. When you’re young, and you get a dog, you really don’t have any idea what all it’s going to entail. Before we were married, Charles gave me a puppy. Lois. She was sweet and...

Charles gave me a gift card to DSW for Christmas, so after my trip to Barnes and Noble, I headed in that direction. I hit three chain clothing stores on the way, and the nicest long-sleeved shirt I could find was a hoodie. (Really? It’s 2011, and the uniform of America’s youth is a hoodie?)...

I walked into the book store today, and I almost cried. I’m usually in and out of book stores at least once a month, but I hadn’t been since before Christmas. (Charles gave me seven books for Christmas, and one of them was Under the Dome, so I was stocked up for a while.) Imagine...

I finished reading Under the Dome a few days ago. I usually read a book in two or three days, but it took me about a week to finish this one. At 1000+ pages, I guess that’s to be expected. I still haven’t given in to an e-reader, so after lugging it around all week,...

We are so very blessed. On this day of reflection, 1-1-11, this New Year that somehow feels more palpably new than the past few January firsts have felt, I can’t help but think of our wealth of blessings. Of course I have personal goals for the year ahead — I resolve to finish writing the...

I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I last posted. The weird thing is, I have written blogs. I just haven’t posted them. Sometimes I feel like my words don’t express the emotion I was trying to convey. But this one’s going out there, no matter what! I’ve been on a bit of...

Instead of a real, coherent blog this week, I’d like to share a few random thoughts. 1. I resist books when they are overly hyped, but most of the time, I end up jumping on the bandwagon full force. The Stieg Larsson phenomenon is no exception. I just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo....