I've been working nontstop on a project. It's a narration of my new book, which came out yesterday. It's not at all done....

I haven't been posting recently mainly because my novel has been all-consuming but also because I've taken a couple days ou...

Jules over at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast posted a link the other day to these amazing minimalist posters for various chil...

I've been editing all weekend, and of course would get distracted by the wonders of the internet. Somehow (I think maybe vi...

When their children got in trouble, parents often said that the parties involved were a “bad influence” on each other. As one friend of mine...

"The first Penguin edition of EV Rieu's translation of Homer had a Greek sailor on the cover, with a disclaimer inside: "N...

This is where I'm going -- not EXACTLY where (or maybe exactly where). As I said in my last post, I only have a general idea.....and s...

Beyond the Book: FALLING FOR HAMLET by Michelle Ray Happy August, everyone! It's been a while since I've done one ...

So, I'm in the last stretches of writing the first draft of my upcoming novel and even though I know it needs a lot revision and w...

I'm making a Balto video -- I've done the sound already. It's going to be the complete book, melded with real photographs and vi...

Last week, my daughter Sara sent me a picture of my first grandchild. I should note that she hasn’t been born yet. Still, It was such a grea...

Some of us Blue Rose Girls got together this weekend to celebrate a number of birthdays, discuss books and publishing, and eat cupcakes...

It's summer intern season at work. Hachette Book Group has a great summer internship program (and yes, it's paid. If you...

Recently, at a school visit, a young student rushed up to me and said, “I read The Year of the Dog in 2 hours!” “That’s wonderful,” I said ...

My book flavors are back! I actually have a lot of these waiting in the wings, the Sasquatch is just trying to find the time to put them to...

Rudyard Kipling once saw the Taj Mahal from a train window and it was so beautiful that he vowed never to go closer: nothing could equal ...

Dreams Can Be Reached posted an interview with me yesterday, check it out here . Thanks for having me Naomi! And on an unrelated note, ...

So I'm madly trying to write my novel, but during my procrastination breaks I've been poking around at google+. My cousin insists...

 Fortunately, the weather here has been beautiful the past couple of days. I hate humid summer days when I can barely breathe. I don’t ...

I meant to put this post up before I left SF, but didn't, so here it is belatedly. I wanted to share some pictures from my tri...