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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Paris Bound
Hubby and I head for Paris tomorrow! It has been the only “place” on my bucket list for years. I’m not promising I won’t feel free to add another “place” upon our return. But for years, it’s been Paris, a … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, Ruminations
Tagged books, bucket list, Cleveland Rutters, cousin, Paris, Paris 2011, Rick Steves, travel
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In the Headlines: Schwarzenegger and Shriver
I should be ashamed of myself. How could I not have thought about books when I heard the latest about Arnold and Maria? Well, thankfully, the L. A. Times did. For a summary, and maybe a book for you, read … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, In the Headlines
Tagged Arnold, books, Dennis Ortman, illegitimate child, infidelity, Joint Custody with A Jerk, Judy Corcoran, Julie A. Ross, Maria, Schwarzenegger, Shriver, Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder
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Which Literature Grabbed You and Set You on Your Way?
My husband, Gary, said if he hadn’t read Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck) and The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway) when he was young, he might never, as an adult, have read his other two favorite books so far: The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Readers, Books and Authors
Tagged Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God, books, Charlotte's Web, E. B. White, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, F. H. Burnett, Grapes of Wrath, Joe Coomer, Jonathan Safran Foer, Life of Pi, literature, reading, Steinbeck, Stuart Little, The Secret Garden, Yann Martel
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Book Marketing, Part 1
[Apologies for the drought in postings this past week. I was on the road, and I’m not accomplished enough yet to compose and upload from my smartphone. This will happen one more time in May, but then the summer looms … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling
Tagged author, BEA, Book Expo America, books, marketing, Penguin Young Readers Group, Publishers Lunch Deluxe, publishing, Sarah Dessen, What Happened to Goodbye, Whoopie Pie, writer, YA, young adult
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Time Travel for the Imagination
The other day I walked over to the Post Office to mail a copy of my family biography/memoir The Cleveland Rutters to a widowed friend of my deceased parents. I haven’t seen this man for well over forty or even … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations, Writing
Tagged Cleveland Rutters, family secrets, memoir, time travel, writing
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What Book Do You Wish You’d Never Read?
A book I wanted to throw across the room by the time I finished it was Something Happened by Joseph Heller. I won’t tell you what the “something” was that “happened” in the book. Suffice it to say I could … Continue reading
Posted in Book Readers, Ruminations
Tagged books, Catch 22, disappointment, dismay, Joseph Heller, reading, Something Happened
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New “For Fun” Tab/Page
I’ve finally figured out how to insert some fun stuff onto the tab/page (in menu above) called “For Fun.” Whew. Take a look and let me know what you think. Any ideas for other items you’d like to find included … Continue reading
Posted in About the Blog
Tagged badges, fun, links, quotations
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Book Trailer – Demon Fish
I’m a scuba diver, now and then. Each time it takes a few days to get comfortable again with the equipment and equilibrium, but the underwater world never fails to refresh and astound. Every now and then I get to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling, Books and Authors
Tagged book trailer, books, cover design, Demon Fish, hammerhead, Juliet Eilperin, nonfiction, Pantheon, reef shark, scuba diving, shark fin, sharks, Shelf Awareness, trailer
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V&B’s Current Owner = New Friend
VanderWyk & Burnham (V&B) is the name of the tradebook publishing company I founded in 1994 and sold in 2009. Its mission statement was to publish books that promote learning, compassion, and self-reliance and make a difference in people’s lives. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling, Ruminations
Tagged Angie Quick, business, Facebook, friend, mission statement, publisher, publishing, tradebook, V&B, VanderWyk & Burnham
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