Monthly Archives: April 2011

BookCrossing[dot]com

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

In my daily look at some of the places in the Blogroll (in right-hand column), I was reminded of the existence of www.BookCrossing.com, now also in the Blogroll. I wish I had remembered about this neat idea, now in Beta … Continue reading →

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Time Management

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

For a good portion of my career in publishing (and I know this is the same for many of you), I had to operate in a put-the-fires-out style of time management. My job depended on being able to switch gears … Continue reading →

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Books Do Their Job

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My personal reading preferences include memoirs, suspense fiction, literary fiction, and only a little nonfiction. I read to learn about other people or to be entertained; only rarely do I read for pleasure in order to be “educated.” I have always … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Books from Printer

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Some of you have seen this video, but at least as many have not. I created it early March, when my own copies of The Cleveland Rutters arrived at our place. Given my level of excitement, I’m surprised the camera … Continue reading →

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Cousin’s Wife’s First Read

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

In my March 30 entry “Late to Reading,” I neglected to name the book that became my cousin’s wife’s entree to the reading world. It was the historical novel Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. I still need to read it … Continue reading →

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Mildred Kalish and Little Heathens

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of being in the audience at Bookstore 1 Sarasota to hear Mildred Armstrong Kalish talk. “Millie,” as she insists (really) on being called, is the author of the bestseller Little Heathens: Hard … Continue reading →

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