Via Happy Booker: Ayelet Waldman has a vision. It’s a vision that I know many of us share. Read it here. If you’re an author, you can get on board by donating signed copies of your books to Books4Barack, which has already raised $40,000 for Obama. The response to the basket of books has been…Continue reading Books for Barack
Category: Fun-o-rama
Desperately Seeking Pregnant Nordic Goddess
Oh, how I love the blogs. But this has to be one of my favorites. Someone from Seattle, liveblogging during his Manhattan interlude, waxes poetic about a moment on a train with a tall blonde Nordic goddess. And guess what the stunning mama-to-be is reading! I realize that, were I still looking for romance, the…Continue reading Desperately Seeking Pregnant Nordic Goddess
come say hi
Stop by the Booksmith booth at the Cole Valley Street Fair in San Francisco today. My pal Andrew Foster Altschul (Lady Lazarus) and I will be there from noon to one, chatting about literary fiction (or whatever else you want to talk about) and recommending great books. Where: Cole Street between Carl and Grattan N…Continue reading come say hi
Disturbing Sarah Palin Photo Surfaces; McCain Defends Palin’s Obscene Hand Gesture
After a reader-submitted photo was published in the Anchorage Daily News, featuring Sarah Palin surrounded by high school boys and possibly flashing the peace sign, the McCain campaign released this strong statement: The left-wing liberal news media seeks to belittle Sarah Palin’s character by implying that she was exhibiting the peace sign. In fact, she…Continue reading Disturbing Sarah Palin Photo Surfaces; McCain Defends Palin’s Obscene Hand Gesture
Order of Myths, + Green Door
THE ORDER OF MYTHS, a documentary film set in my hometown of Mobile, Alabama, directed by Margaret Brown, is showing all day at Lumiere Theater in San Francisco. Brown will be in attendance at the 7:15 and 9:15 shows, along with moderator Sam Green (The Weather Underground). THE ORDER OF MYTHS has received rave reviews…Continue reading Order of Myths, + Green Door