The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Oprah Winfrey's talkshow is scheduled to finish in 2011. But the legacy may last slightly longer She is a cultural phenomenon. But today Oprah Winfrey will announce that she is to bring her television show to an end in 2011 , 25 years after its first national broadcast . We have much to thank (perhaps) Winfrey for: her show led the way for a new kind of daytime talkshow, and, of course, talkshow host....
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Book lovers, get ready to celebrate because the 26th edition of the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair International (Fair), is just around the corner. Presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College (MDC), the Fair will take place Nov. 8 – 15 at the college’s Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., in downtown Miami. The Fair...
Lisa Romeo Writes (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Let's get right to the Friday links. ► Peter Selgin, novelist, essayist, editor of the food-themed literary journal Alimentum, and writing teacher extraordinaire, offers a free critique on a first page of a work in progress. Though posted anonymously, it does go up on his blog , so others can learn too. Or maybe you'd rather just sign up for Peter's weeklong workshop in Vitorchiano, Italy instead?...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Every woman has one. Not what you're thinking -- that too, yes, but I am referring to a menstruation horror story. A bright blood stain blooming on the back of white jeans, a first period that has the audacity to arrive during gym class or one that colors a yellow swimsuit red while you are waterskiing with your grandfather, as happened to Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, the editor of "My Little Red...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Jacquelyn Mitchard's 1996 'The Deep End of the Ocean' was a justifiable smash, a well-drawn portrait of a family shattered by ...
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Last week Wednesday, my wife and I attended the unveiling of the official poster and program of authors and activities for the Miami Book Fair International presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at ECCO Pizzateca and Lounge in downtown Miami. Created by Jeff Kinney , author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, the poster's subtle visual humor was a welcome addition to the array from...
Biggest News (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
The deep end of the ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Watch your brother," says Beth Cappadora to her seven-year-old son, Vincent. She's checking in at her high school reunion in Chicago. Even with a hotel clerk who is, in Beth's estimation, [...]
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
NO TIME TO WAVE GOODBYE By Jacquelyn Mitchard Random House. 228 pp. $25 Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling first novel, "The Deep End of the Ocean," in which 3-year-old Ben Cappadora's kidnapping reverberated throughout his extended family, packed an emotional punch that is only intermittently pre...
The Urban Muse (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
The book's official release date is October 1, but Amazon is already shipping copies of PS What I Didn't Say: Unsent Letters to Our Female Friends . (My copies arrived on Friday, and I almsot hugged the mailman, I was that excited!) This Seal Press anthology includes 36 letters from female authors. Some are hilarious, some are heart-breaking, but all are awesome (trust me on this). My letter to my...
Eat, Sleep & Read! (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Get your last beach read in this weekend with Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane . "Not since Iris Dart's Beaches , twenty years ago, has there been a story of friendship that endures everything, from girlhood dramas to bitter betrayal, to be the touchstone in two women's lives. In Firefly Lane , Kristin Hannah creates the most poignant of reunions and an unforgettable story of loyalty and love"...
Notes From the Handbasket (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Not everyone has been as lazy as I've been this summer! Last week Megan Kelley Hall released The Lost Sister , a follow-up to her 2008 YA suspense novel about mean girls, Sisters of Misery . But before you read Megan's amazing path to publication, you should know that she started out writing freelance for Elle , Glamour , Working Mother , Parenting and regional pubs The Boston Globe , Boston Magazine...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
HONOLULU, HI (MARKET WIRE) The Hawaii Writers Conference (HWC) today announced the complete line-up of keynote speakers for the upcoming conference from September 4 to 7, 2009. Joining previously announced HWC speakers Jacquelyn Mitchard ("Deep End of the Ocean") and Mitch Albom ("Tuesdays With Morrie," "The Five People You Meet in Heaven") are Joseph Finder ("High...
Daddy's Roses (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard My rating: 4 of 5 stars I usually enjoy reading about characters whose author makes me think, "Oh, yeah, I know what he/she means. I have felt the same way." I like to read about characters who think about their motives and examine their lives. Given those parameters, it is surprising that I enjoyed this book. I did like the book, but I was...
In Search of Nirvana (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Cats or Kittens. A very dear Maltese friend of ours (actually that should be Gozitan, she would be outraged that I have labeled her Maltese) well her Persian cat has just had kittens. You know where this story is going don't you. We went to her house recently to see the kittens, of course we already have a 7 month old Persian called Chilly, so we don't need two cats again do we? To cut a very long...
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
http://www.redroom.com/author/jacquelyn-mitchard/bio Writers are born into the most unlikely families.
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