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Phyllis Diller: Her Life in Her Own Words“Housework won’t kill you, but then again, why take the chance?” “Cleaning...
Sneak Peek: Around the Writer’s BlockProcrastination and a lack of inspiration are things many people encounter in their...
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IT’S OKAY NOT TO SHARE Author Heather Shumaker on Staying Sane in the Summer (So the Kids Don’t Drive You Crazy!)Heather Shumaker is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Parenting, Pregnancy,...
Q&A: Alison Buckholtz, author of STANDING BY: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of WarAlison Buckholtz’s articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington...
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EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with REAL WOLFMEN author, Linda Godfrey!How are the eyewitness reports of wolfman sightings different from or similar to how creatures like werewolves are portrayed in movies and TV? A: The creatures that people report to me are very different than Hollywood- style werewolves. They don’t look like people that have transformed into canines, but rather canines that can walk and... [Read more of this review]
HOW TO: Use Brain Teasers to Increase Your Creative Thinking!Rosanne Bane, author of the innovative guide to solving writer’s resistance AROUND THE WRITER’S BLOCK (Tarcher/Penguin paperback; out now), has two decades (and counting!) of experience in teaching writing and creativity. We asked her about why it’s so important to improve our creative thinking, and how we can do that easily and on a daily basis,... [Read more of this review]
Phyllis Diller: Her Life in Her Own Words“Housework won’t kill you, but then again, why take the chance?” “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” Against all the odds, Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) became America’s first successful and best-loved female stand-up comic. She began... [Read more of this review]
Q&A with Jane Barnes, Author of FALLING IN LOVE WITH JOSEPH SMITHPBS documentary writer Jane Barnes’ much-anticipated memoir FALLING IN LOVE WITH JOSEPH SMITH (Tarcher/Penguin hardcover; out now) goes on sale today! To celebrate, Barnes discusses her remarkable book with us in an exclusive Q&A: You’ve said you never met a Mormon before working on the PBS documentary; and you’ve described yourself... [Read more of this review]
Four More Things You Didn’t Know About Joseph SmithPBS documentary writer Jane Barnes’ compelling memoir FALLING IN LOVE WITH JOSEPH SMITH: My Search for the Real Prophet (Tarcher/Penguin hardcover; on-sale Aug 16) comes out this week! To mark the occasion, author Jane Barnes has compiled a list of four more things you didn’t know about Joseph Smith. (Check out Barnes’ list of the first four things... [Read more of this review]
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