When it rains, it pours. When it snows, it’s the Storm of the Century. And when the good news started coming in for Bill Roorbach’s The Remedy for Love this week, we got out our big snow shovel (the one we used for North Carolina’s freakish February storms this year) to gather up all theContinue reading

We waited as long as we could. We know it’s not happy hour yet. Heck, it’s not even tea time. But it is time to get the party started, time to celebrate publication day for Of All the Gin Joints! This book provides many happy hours, after all, as we stumble our way through HollywoodContinue reading

For many authors, where they write can make or break what they write. Today, Lin Enger, author of the historical novel The High Divide (in book stores now—wink wink, nudge nudge) explains the (very small) world that gave life to The High Divide, and gives us a peek into his current office. “Not exactly byContinue reading

Today is a reading day. Well, every day is a reading day, but today just feels like a daylong, under-a-quilt, cup-of-tea-in-hand sort of reading retreat. Even if you can only carve out five minutes for a reading escape, today is the day for it. Today is Publication Day for Lin Enger’s The High Divide. TheContinue reading

Step aboard the “landlocked ark in my backyard,” as Pandemonium Aviaries founder Michele Raffin describes her home/bird sanctuary in a video tour for The New York Times. Noah aside, Pandemonium is a remarkable symphony of sound and sight, home to 362 exotic birds. Catch a glimpse of this colorful world with the photos here. AndContinue reading

From The Future for Curious People By Gregory Sherl Home now. In front of the fourth floor walk-up I’ve been sharing with Madge for nearly six months. I raise my arms over my head. Coach used to suggest this for cramps. I bend over, stick my head between my knees. I try to count slowlyContinue reading