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Word of the Day: Abseil

Abseil, n./v.1. to rappel2. rope down

Word of the Day: Hyperpolyglot

HyperpolyglotA person who is able to speak six or more languages.I honestly think Europeans have an advantage in reaching this status. My six years of high school/college French don't seem so super (imagine that in a French accent) right now.

What I Learned From My Summer Internship, Part 3

Good news on the summer internship front: It has now been extended into a fall internship. Hooray!Beginning today, for the next 10 weeks (or until I find a full-time position), I will remain the Children's Editorial Intern, now working directly with Kate O'Sullivan, Senior Editor at Houghton Mifflin, as well as with other HMH children's … Continue reading What I Learned From My Summer Internship, Part 3

Word of the Day: Nuncheon vs. Luncheon

Apparently the word "luncheon" wasn't enough - I've just discovered the word "nuncheon" is legitimate, too! I'm becoming a hobbit, collecting words that describe mealtimes.NuncheonSlight refreshment, originally taken in the afternoon LuncheonA formal lunch, such as one held in connection with a meeting or convention of some kind(Image is Luncheon of the Boating Party by … Continue reading Word of the Day: Nuncheon vs. Luncheon

Library Love

Feelin' the library love today. Hope all y'all do too.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day: Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews

Third in the HMH Book of the Day series is...Out of the Eggby Tina Matthews 9780618737413, $12.95A retelling of the Little Red Hen, Tina Matthews updates not only the illustrations, but the ending as well. The illustrations depict a mix of country and city elements complete with farm, apartment buildings, cars, computers, and telephone wires, … Continue reading Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day: Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews

What I Learned From My Summer Internship, Part 2

Today I want to share two issues I learned about this summer that had not previously occurred to me as problems editors encounter.The first issue involves an author an editor has worked with before. Say Editor A has published Book B by Author C. Author C's agent then continues to submit Author C's work to … Continue reading What I Learned From My Summer Internship, Part 2

What I Learned From My Summer Internship, Part 1

I can hardly believe that one week from Friday, my internship with Houghton Mifflin will be over. Ten weeks wasn't nearly enough time to fully absorb everything, yet I also learned so much from the wonderful editors I've worked with this summer.Margaret Raymo, Kate O'Sullivan, and Erica Zappy were the Editors "on location" in the … Continue reading What I Learned From My Summer Internship, Part 1

Book Review: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plagueby Geraldine Brooks9780142001431, Penguin, $15Beautiful, heartbreaking, well-researched, richly envisioned, this book is a must-read for all lovers of historical fiction. Geraldine Brooks imagines what it must have been like for the people of the village of Eyam, in England, who, in 1666, voluntarily isolated themselves from the rest … Continue reading Book Review: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Book Review: First Contact, Or, It’s Later Than You Think by Evan Mandery

First Contact, Or, It's Later Than You Think (Parrot Sketch Excluded)by Evan Mandery9780061749773, Harper, $13.99First Contact combines Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams into sci-fi literary fiction that will have you chuckling almost til the very end. The one problem with it is that the author couldn't keep his own two cents out of it, so … Continue reading Book Review: First Contact, Or, It’s Later Than You Think by Evan Mandery