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It's Day 29 of the Picture Book Marathon  (which I signed up for on Feb. 1st). The goal was to have 26 picture books finished by the en...

I am in the midst of filing this year's FAFSA for I-guy's college funding and so, today, I am going through the little pieces of pap...

I signed up for the Picture Book Marathon , pledging to write 26 picture books in February, because I thought it would be fun to delve into ...

In case you missed it, Maurice Sendak did a hilarious, curmudgeonly interview with Stephen Colbert this week. I'll embed it here because...

I admit that I've been pretty disdainful of eBooks in most past posts on this blog. But last weekend, I felt a glimmer of desire for on...

Most of my time and intention last week went into organizing a spa party for E-girl. Like a production assistant, I went around to various ...

Fun, whimsical video of what goes on in a bookstore in the after-hours.

I am in the midst of my third bad cold/respiratory virus in less than 12 months. Is it karma? (I bragged "I never get colds anymore!...

The December issue of Smithsonian Magazine includes a short article on Vivian Maier, whom it calls a "photographer of consequence....

I actually got excited when I first read about the new ABC show, "Once Upon a Time." Critics lauded it as a return to the family ...