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BEA: Books and Authors

Catherine — Wed, 18 May 2016 07:33:44 +0000

Whether you are going to a trade show as a buyer or an industry professional it is standard to have a game plan. And then watch it get blown to pieces as company representatives pitch you what they want to sell. In the case of BEA the companies are publishers and the reps are publicists […]

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Author Q&A: Val Brelinski

Catherine — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 07:48:02 +0000

Yesterday I reviewed The Girl Who Slept with God by Val Brelinski. It is a touching novel about the mysteries of God, religion, life, family, and growing. In short, one of those books guaranteed to engender conversation (a great book club pick!). One of the more intriguing aspects of the novel is that Brelinski herself grew […]

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Author Event: Paula McLain

Catherine — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:31:17 +0000

I may not be in tip-top writing form but I did decide I needed to get some bookish mojo back and what better way than to go to an author event. I haven’t been to one in 8 months so when I saw that Paula McLain was going to be at a local store […]

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As You Wish: Cary Elwes

Catherine — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:32:37 +0000

Some people think of reviewing books as solitary, quiet vocation and often, they are right. How nice then, to attend a book event that ends up feeling like a movie premiere—complete with large crowds, screaming fans and people in costumes. This was the fun-filled case earlier this week when I was at the University Book […]

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Michel Faber and The Book of Strange New Things

Catherine — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:47:21 +0000

Recently, I reviewed Michel Faber’s new novel The Book of Strange New Things. My greatest sense of the story was a feeling of disconnection and I used descriptors like emotionally sterile, carefully controlled, and, in regards to the main character’s mindset “dreamy apathy”. Then, earlier in the week I came across this interview Faber just […]

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A Conversation with Deborah Harkness

Catherine — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:15:01 +0000

Yesterday I posted my review of The Book of Life, the final installment in the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Today her publishers, Viking, have been kind enough to share a question and answer interview they hosted with her. Read on for fascinating insight into what is a great paranormal fantasy series. A CONVERSATION WITH […]

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Hillary Clinton in Seattle

Catherine — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:03:07 +0000

Maybe you move in the upper echelons of society or more accurately in the inner circles of politics. If so the opportunity to get to meet one of the most influential and hard working women of our times would make you yawn. But if you’re like me, then the opportunity to see one of my […]

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A Conversation with Stacey D’Erasmo

Catherine — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 07:33:15 +0000

Several weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get to meet and talk with author Stacey D’Erasmo about her latest novel, Wonderland, the story of an indie rock star who returns to touring after a seven year absence. I reviewed the book here. What started with a straightforward series of questions digressed into a marvelous […]

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Cara Hoffman- A Letter

Catherine — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:58:59 +0000

By and large this blog is composed of book reviews, author events, anything bookish. I don’t extend myself into the political or economic arenas because I’m not always savvy enough to know what I’m talking about. But sometimes I do raise my head from a book long enough to see something I believe needs to […]

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Powell’s Event: Chris Bohjalian

Catherine — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:32:01 +0000

Recently I was at Powell’s to hear author Chris Bohjalian read from his newest book, The Light in the Ruins. Little did I know the reading would be the least of the entertainment, because Bohjalian is an accomplished raconteur with an ease that makes you feel as if you were in his home and he […]

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