The questions that some people think are okay to ask of authors is astounding! How many? How many books have you sold? It's a surprisingly common question authors get asked. Sometimes it's from people who most likely don't know what the numbers even mean. Exactly how many book sales equal "success"? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000 or more? Do they want to know if being an author has made me rich? Do … [Read more...]
First Rehearsal for Listen To Your Mother
I was so excited - I hadn’t seen the Listen To Your Mother producers Angela Smith Youngblood and Angela Amman since my audition several months ago. The Angelas, as they like to call themselves, filled us in on the production while, one by one, a photographer ushered cast members outside to have our portraits taken. Meanwhile, we casually chatted as we passed cookies and veggies around the table in … [Read more...]
A Kinship of Clover by Ellen Meeropol
Civil disobedience: How far does civil disobedience need to go before it makes a difference in the world, and at what personal cost? Ellen Meeropol's latest novel, A Kinship of Clover, revolves mostly around Jeremy, a 19 year old botany major. The story intertwines family, several generations, and the community at large, highlighting our tenuous interdependence. Global warming and its … [Read more...]
My Homage to a Feminist on her 75th Birthday
A Word Virtuoso: Excitement practically made my fingers tremble as I leafed through Erica Jong's first poetry book, Fruits and Vegetables, in the public library in the early 80s. As I remember, the poetry section was pretty slim back then. What a discovery her book turned out to be for me. I was blown away. As a young poet (by young, I mean career-wise, as I was in my late thirties and married … [Read more...]
Unlikable Female Characters to Love
Women who refuse to play nice: Jamie Canaves, author of the list 100 Must-Read Books with Unlikable Women, writes that she loves unlikable female characters in novels: "They refuse to be boxed into the idea of what girls, women, mothers, sisters, and girlfriends should be. They refuse to smile through their problems, to not be a burden, to make the right decisions, to play nice. They are human. … [Read more...]
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