See why Golden State makes a great book club book! Below, you’ll find the Golden State reading group guide. You might also enjoy the author Q&A. “Ripe for reading groups.” The Sacramento Bee “Golden State‘s fast-moving plot combines political turmoil, a birth, a hostage situation, and a woman’s struggle to find inner strength after divorce…a perfect summer page-turner!…Continue reading Golden State Reading Group Guide
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The Muse: Gray Cat on Gray Chair
Wherein Phoebe commits an admirable act of camouflage, while lounging. Truth be told, she is no muse. When she hears the laptop come on, or hears me settle into my desk chair, she quits whatever she is doing (which is to say she quits sitting around looking impervious) and stages an intervention. She likes to…Continue reading The Muse: Gray Cat on Gray Chair
Livescribe3 Brings the Romance Back to Writing
A Review of Livescribe A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my new love affair with the Livescribe3 smarten. Because the proof is in the pen, I thought I’d show you some images of the Livescribe3 at work. Here are the notebook pages in which I drafted this post by hand: And here is…Continue reading Livescribe3 Brings the Romance Back to Writing
Maria Popova’s Animated Essay: Wisdom in the Age of Information
In this stunning collaboration with animator Drew Christie, Maria Popova parses the difference between wisdom and knowledge and ends with a question we should all be asking ourselves. Popova, the brain behind the phenomenal intellect and arts blog Brain Pickings, teamed up with Christie for the Future of Storytelling Conference. “A great story invites an…Continue reading Maria Popova’s Animated Essay: Wisdom in the Age of Information
Stephen King on Writing, Grammar, & Work
Stephen King recently sat down with Jessica Lahey of The Atlantic Monthly to talk about teaching writing. King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is one of my favorite books on writing ever written. I love it for its accessibility, its wisdom, its lucidity, and its utter lack of pretension. Lahey gained a new…Continue reading Stephen King on Writing, Grammar, & Work