Blogger: Rachel Kent
Many of you have seen this video by now, of a young boy who’s ability to recognize the letters of the alphabet allowed for help to find them when his father suffered an aneurism. The little boy …
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Good News
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Okay, admit it. You’ve accused the younger generation of practically having their thumbs permanently affixed to gamepads, right? Or if not gaming, you expect them to be found texting or talking on their iPhones. Thumb dexterity is …
A Favorite Book and How It Led Me to Books & Such
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s summer! The beginning of summer is a great time to talk about reading since we’ll all be taking books with us out to the pool and on …
Books reflecting too-real life
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
They were sitting in the submarine wardroom on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean one morning, when the Commanding Officer entered and began his briefing for the planned …
The marriage of ENG minds
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: The new main office in Santa Rosa, Calif.
My husband and I both majored in ENG in college. At UCLA, that meant ENGLISH. At Harvey Mudd College, that meant ENGINEERING. You can imagine how, theoretically, we …
Best of the Blog 2009: Where Do You Get Your Books?
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After yesterday’s fun discussion of endorsements and “book-buddies,” I got to thinking about where I get my books. I’d say that I purchase two-thirds of the books I …
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Best of the Blog 2009: You Should Read This! Word-of-Mouth and Reading
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
A recommendation from a trusted individual goes a long way in influencing a person to read a book. Why do you think publishers are always asking for endorsements …
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Who’s Playing What?
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cloudy and cool
A recent radio snippet about a new book on the game of poker (I didn’t catch the author or title) pointed out the dichotomy in American culture …
A Publishing Fairy Tale?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Once upon a time, I thought a writer was someone who sat in a garret–hopefully with some apples to eat–and crafted a wonderful story in long hand. The …
A New Year—A New Story
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: High eighties
Because today is Labor Day in America—a national holiday—I’m going to indulge in a purely personal post for today. Tomorrow I’ll don my agent hat again.…