Okay, so Alison Pace is my kinda girl. Not only does she have a literary soundtrack for her new novel, Pug Hill; she’s actually created a Pug Hill imix on itunes (and she’s not afraid to include Rod Stewart and The Cure on the same playlist). If you like the tunes you see below, just go to the imix section and search Pug Hill. Throughout my novel, my protagonist Hope often hears music playing her head. She also hopes that once again she’ll meet a man who will make her a mix-tape. So I made her one. Herewith “The...
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Alison Pace & Pug Hill
Touring this week on the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit is Alison Pace, whose new novel, Pug Hill, takes a stab at the inner circle of the canine elite. from the jacket: For Hope McNeill, pugs are love, unconditional friendship, happiness, and freedom-all qualities currently in short supply in her own life. Though she doesn’t have a pug of her own, she does have Pug Hill in Central Park, where pugs (and their owners) from all over New York City convene. She also has a serious crush on one of her co-workers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a flailing relationship...
Why Are You Reading This…
when you could be having coffee, sex, or a nice hike through the Marin Headlands? And why the hell am I writing it? In the Annals of the Obvious, CNN reports that some people are, um, addicted to the internet, and the addiction is “adversely affecting their lives and their family’s lives.” Ahem, have you checked the children lately? Where’s the husband? The wifey? When’s the last time you saw the sun or got exercise that did not put you at risk for metacarpal syndrome? Introducing Michelle’s Monday Challenge (from here on out a semi-regular feature): Don’t surf today...
Bat Segundo, plus Discontent at Boston College
Ed has put up the Bat Segundo podcast of the May Queen panel, with editor Nicki Richesin and contributors Meghan Daum, Erin Ergenbright, Kimberly Askew, Heather Juergensen, and yours truly. I also saw on Ed’s blog and elsewhere that Steve Almond has written an open letter to William P. Leahy, president of Boston College, in the Boston Globe, resigning from his adjunct teaching position there. The beef: Condoleezza Rice has been invited to be the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremonies this year. Kudos to Steve for putting his money where his mouth is. (Okay, as an adjunct myself,...
Susan Steinberg Reading
Tonight at the Booksmith on Haight, Susan Steinberg will read from her story collection Hydroplane. See my review here note on disappearing comments: I’ve been getting about a zillion spamments lately. If your perfectly legitimate comment has disappeared, my apologies! I recently made a “catch this” list which may accidentally delete good comments. I’ll try to work out the bugs this week.
The international bestseller about one woman’s search for a missing child…
"Mesmerizing." ~Library Journal, starred review.
Stop dreaming, start writing!
