In what is a sad day for all concerned, Lauren Myracle withdrew her novel Shine from consideration for the National Book Awards in the fiction for Young People Category. It was a fiasco that should have the National Book Foundation covered with shame. Here is Publishers Weekly’s story: Last week, Read more…
Last week I ordered Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons, from barnesandnoble.com. The edition I purchased came from Wilder Publications. I didn’t do any due diligence, in part because this is Barnes & Noble, right? I should have known better, since barnesandnoble.com is a related company but is not the Read more…
“In 1800, Jane Austen’s aunt, Jane Leigh Perrot, was tried for stealing a card of white lace from a milliner’s in Bath. She was wealthy and well connected. In her defense she explained, ‘Placed in a situation the most eligible that any woman could desire, with supplies so ample that Read more…