Monthly Archives: June 2012

“Wild Readers”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Today, my friend Amy Edelman, founder of IndieReader.com, the great site showcasing independently published books, sent me an email from Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, that made my head spin. The email had a link to an IndieReader.com feature … Continue reading →

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Book Bonding

Posted on June 18, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Every so often, I enjoy going through my phone book and calling an old friend I haven’t spoken to for a while for a chat and a catch up. That’s how I had the pleasure of talking to Margie, the … Continue reading →

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Book Mania

Posted on June 15, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

When I saw this news headline, “Super-size literary clubs turn a page by booking authors,” I just had to read on. Remember the kind of neighborhood book club where a few friends got together to read a book and discuss … Continue reading →

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Great Impressions

Posted on June 14, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Just about everyone who reads can recall one or more books that really made a huge difference in their lives. For me, one such book would have to be Obscure Destinies, a collection of stories by Willa Cather. Reading the … Continue reading →

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Buddy Up

Posted on June 13, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Remember how when you were a kid at camp and you had to have a water buddy with you when you went swimming? Or how you had to buddy up when you took a school trip, so your teacher wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Building Buzz

Posted on June 12, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

I’m very excited for Alex Lidell, a writer I met recently: Her debut YA novel, The Cadet of Tildor, is slated to be published in January by Penguin. What a tremendous accomplishment! To fuel anticipation about the book, Penguin has … Continue reading →

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Greatest Gift

Posted on June 11, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Just today in my email, a note from an acquaintance named Penny popped up — what a treat! Penny and her husband Will are dog walking pals of mine. Sadly, I no longer make the daily rounds with my dog-walking … Continue reading →

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Lovely Things

Posted on June 9, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Some time back, we lost our lights for a while. David and I ended up going to the movies where we caught Anonymous, a film about William Shakespeare that made the case that all his plays were actually written by … Continue reading →

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Writerly Ponderings

Posted on June 8, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

One of the great features of the BEA this year is that many of the major author events were livestreamed, so I was able to catch them at home instead of hightailing it into Manhattan in the wee morning hours. … Continue reading →

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Books Galore

Posted on June 7, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.” Charles DeSecondat As I sit here writing this, I am gazing at my press pass to BookExpo America, “the essential event for every book industry professional.” Publishers, authors, agents, … Continue reading →

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