Over in the New York Times's Reading R... (READ MORE)

In a few hours I'm jetting off to LA for the LA Times Festival of Books, and am so delighted I don't know w... (READ MORE)

Those of you who remember "Ren and Stimpy" may know what I'm talking about when I say that I've been singin... (READ MORE)

Last night I couldn't sleep very well because I was alternately nerve-wracked and blissed-out about a big e... (READ MORE)

Last night I sat in on two of my first book clubs, one by phone and one in person. The phone one was fun an... (READ MORE)

One of the most fascinating things about the South Carolina Book Festival was that I got to hobnob with all... (READ MORE)

Well, I was planning on making a nice dinner, spending some time with the husband and the dog, maybe even c... (READ MORE)

My beautiful sister made a soundtrack for The Monsters of Templeton--I think it's brilliant. Since I wrote ... (READ MORE)

It must be synchronicity...In Sunday's New York Times Book Review there's a wonderful essay by Rachel Dona... (READ MORE)

Until I moved to a purple state, I'd never been friends with a Republican.

Sure, I'd known they exis... (READ MORE)