On This Day of Remembrance
WE ARE NOT LEAVING is the dramatic account–in their own words–of the events and consequences of 9/11 by the first responders. Editor Dr. Benjamin Luft, MD is a remarkable doctor who established the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Treatment Center for first responders, to treat symptoms, both physical and emotional, that were consequences of their […]
Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s HER WILD OATS, tonight, September 3, 7pm, Oakland, California
SAM BARRY, GUY JOHNSON, FRANCES DINKELSPIEL AND PEGGY ORENSTEIN presenting and reading from Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s “Her Wild Oats” at Montclair Presbyterian Church Start: Sep 3 2014 7:00 pm The late Kathi Kamen Goldmark’s husband Sam Barry brings a panel of local authors together at Montclair Presbyterian Church to celebrate the publication of her book, […]
What’s an Agent to do in August?
August always presents a quandary, at least to this agent. None of us is immune to the slowdown during the summer, and August is when we really feel it. You reach out to an editor only to receive an “out of office” message. The contract for a book doesn’t arrive because the contracts person is […]
Shakespeare Reading with Linda Bamber
Tufts professor and author Linda Bamber will be reading from her recent collection of Shakespeare stories, Taking What I Like, “No Holds Bard”: Contemporary Work Inspired by Shakespeare” tomorrow night, June 18, 7:30 pm, at Medicine Show Theater, 549 West 52nd St. (near 11th Ave), NYC.
Laura Sobiech talks to CNNs Bill Weir about FLY A LITTLE HIGHER
Laura Sobiech’s FLY A LITTLE HIGHER launched this week with a flurry of media attention and a starred review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY which said, “Sobiech’s talent as a writer and love for her son are obvious. Her details ring true, not treacly, and the power of this book lies in its understatement of the faith […]
Rancho La Puerta Reads and Writes
In just two days, I’ll be at Rancho La Puerta in northern Mexico where Sam Barry and I will be leading workshops in writing and publishing. I’ll also be discussing M.L. Stedman’s gorgeous novel, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, at our annual book club on Thursday, May 2. For the full schedule of activities, click on […]
Pretty in Ink’s Lindsey Palmer at Housing Works
Here’s our very own Lindsey, book in hand, participating on a panel of debut women writers. Of course, PRETTY IN INK hardly reads like a debut novel. This girl’s a pro! –Joelle Delbourgo
In the Department of Cool Things Happen
When I was just starting out as a baby editor in publishing at Bantam Books, I bought a book, THE CAVE OF TIME, that turned into a series that ignited a revolution in reading. Decades later, an enterprising journalist, Jake Rossen, who grew up on Choose Your Own Adventure books–the first interactive fiction series for […]
PRETTY IN INK in this week’s Star magazine!
Kudos to Lindsey J. Palmer, our own “star.” It’s on the Hot List!
Weather watching on Mt. Hood, one of America’s most dangerous mountains
Christopher Van Tilburg,M.D., author of MOUNTAIN RESCUE DOCTOR and THE ADRENALINE JUNKIE BUCKET LIST, is no stranger to danger. In fact, you could say he courts it. Dr. Van Tilburg is a member of the oldest search and rescue team in the nation, The Crag Rats, all volunteers. Here’s a recent clip of Chris on […]