I've decided to begin a series called MASS MARKET MONDAYS. I prefer to read my guilty pleasure mass markets when I travel. Having no car, traveling anywhere outside the city of Boston usually requires at least two T-lines, a bus, a train, possibly a taxi, and a different type of subway depending on what city I'm … Continue reading Book Review: Blameless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger
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Writing Advice: By Writers, For Writers
A recent post on The League of Extraordinary Writers blog inspired my own post, as I began thinking over all the writing advice I've read over the past few years. This is particularly helpful to me right now as I haven't written anything other than an email or a letter to various relatives the past … Continue reading Writing Advice: By Writers, For Writers
Book Review: The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan 9780374193683, $23, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux (Macmillan), Pub. Date: January 2011 akin, adj. We were painting by numbers, starting with the greens. Because that happened to be our favorite color. And that, we figured, had to mean something. This novel is so quietly brilliant, it's a wonder … Continue reading Book Review: The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
Word of the Day: Desultory
Desultory, adj.- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order; disconnected; fitful- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random- passing or jumping from one thing to another, especially in a fitful way; unmethodical- occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazardMy favorite part about these definitions? How they all begin with at least a … Continue reading Word of the Day: Desultory
What I Learned From My Fall Internship, Part 2
One of my recent projects has been to conduct a sales analysis of award-winning titles for the Coretta Scott King awards and the Pura Belpre awards across the three Houghton Mifflin Harcourt imprints: Houghton Mifflin, Harcourt, and Clarion.Having some experience with sales figures from my previous career as the children's book buyer for the Odyssey … Continue reading What I Learned From My Fall Internship, Part 2
Nom de Plume…
...a.k.a. pen name a.k.a. pseudonym a.k.a. literary double a.k.a. alias.Do not be concerned, I am not talking about this Halloween costume supply shop.I'm talking about the custom of a person who was born with one name adopting another (or several other) names under which to publish their books. This was, and still is, a common … Continue reading Nom de Plume…
What I Learned From My Fall Internship, Part 1
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Let me tell ya - it works!After literally months of job searching, cover letter-writing, resume-restructuring, informational interviews, actual job interviews, nail biting, and losing sleep, I have an announcement to make: As of Monday, October 4, 2010, I will be the new Sales Assistant/Receptionist for Beacon … Continue reading What I Learned From My Fall Internship, Part 1
Picturebooks for Adults, Part I
Going through the slush pile a few weeks ago, I came across an artist who layers photographs and clipart pieces to create ethereal digital collage artwork. I wish I could show them to you, but unfortunately the artist doesn't have a website. While the project wasn't right for Houghton Mifflin, the illustrations were beautiful, and … Continue reading Picturebooks for Adults, Part I
Word of the Day: Fug
Legit, non-slang word here!Fug, n.1. Stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room2. Hot or suffocating atmosphere
Word of the Day: Bally
Last slang word for a while, I promise, but I'd never read this one before.BallyBritish slang1. damned2. euphemism for the word bloody, as in "bloody hell"
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