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Welcome to the Monsters of Templeton website. Since I spend most of my days in a little room with one little window, one desk and three dusty tons of books and assorted papers, it's nice to pop out sometimes and see what's going on online. If you're anything like me, eager for some distraction, I think you'll have fun with this website-it has a plethora of constantly-changing information at your disposal about The Monsters of Templeton, and people and places that inspired it. We'll be changing the content constantly, so come back often and add your voice. Happy hunting!


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Housekeeping

(05/07/2008 - 7:37pm EST)

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

LA Times Festival of Books

(04/24/2008 - 8:23am EST)

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)

Orange Prize For New Writers Shortlist

(04/10/2008 - 6:26pm EST)

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)

Stephen King and Yours Truly

(03/26/2008 - 8:29am EST)

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

Book clubs galore

(03/12/2008 - 12:47pm EST)

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)

The Question of Genre

(02/27/2008 - 11:30am EST)

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

Oh, great, there goes my entire evening

(02/17/2008 - 7:48pm EST)

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

Monsters of Templeton Soundtrack

(02/11/2008 - 11:08am EST)

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

Gearing up...

(02/03/2008 - 6:48pm EST)

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

And all the purple between

(01/30/2008 - 4:51pm EST)

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

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

My Upcoming Events

Sarasota News and Books, Sarasota Florida

Event Date
03/27/2008 - 6:30pm
Place
University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee Campus

5700 N. Tamiami Trail

This is possibly going to be the most amazing reading of the whole shebang...I can't tell you much right now, just tha... (READ MORE)

The Tin Drum

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by Gunther Grass

I'm rereading this ridiculously amazing book--Gunther Grass rocks my world. This is one of the most grotesque, shining, gorgeous, painful books I'v... (READ MORE)


What I'm Reading Now

Sarasota News and Books, Sarasota Florida

Event Date
03/27/2008 - 6:30pm
Place
University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee Campus

5700 N. Tamiami Trail

This is possibly going to be the most amazing reading of the whole shebang...I can't tell you much right now, just tha... (READ MORE)

The Tin Drum

imageDB.jpeg
by Gunther Grass

I'm rereading this ridiculously amazing book--Gunther Grass rocks my world. This is one of the most grotesque, shining, gorgeous, painful books I'v... (READ MORE)


Sarasota News and Books, Sarasota Florida

Event Date
03/27/2008 - 6:30pm
Place
University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee Campus

5700 N. Tamiami Trail

This is possibly going to be the most amazing reading of the whole shebang...I can't tell you much right now, just tha... (READ MORE)

The Tin Drum

imageDB.jpeg
by Gunther Grass

I'm rereading this ridiculously amazing book--Gunther Grass rocks my world. This is one of the most grotesque, shining, gorgeous, painful books I'v... (READ MORE)

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