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Sittenfeld returns with the story of twin sisters: Vi, a professed psychic, and Kate, a wife and mother in denial of her talents. When Vi predicts a devastating earthquake is around the corner, Kate must decide whether to support her sister and out herself for the potential good of the community, or continue to ignore her own instincts.
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Tag Archives: author birthday
Happy Birthday, Margret Rey
When we first came to America, our publisher suggested we use my husband’s name [H.A. Rey] because the children’s book field was so dominated by women. They thought it would sell better. After a time, I thought, ‘Why the devil … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Laura Hillenbrand
For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn’t do my homework so I could write. • … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Eoin Colfer
If you were me, then I’d be you, and if I were you, then I’d hide somewhere far away. • Eoin Colfer • (Visit Eoin Colfer’s author page on BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, Daphne du Maurier
Women want love to be a novel. Men, a short story. • Daphne du Maurier •
Happy Birthday, Thomas Pynchon
Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do. • Thomas Pynchon • (Visit Thomas Pynchon’s author page on BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, Peter Carey
You could not tell a story like this. A story like this you could only feel. • Peter Carey • (Visit Peter Carey’s author page on BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, Sue Grafton
Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats. • Sue Grafton • (Check out Sue Grafton’s author page on BookPage.com.)
Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare
This above all; to thine own self be true. • William Shakespeare •
Happy Birthday, Vladimir Nabokov
A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. • Vladimir Nabokov •
Happy Birthday, Maya Angelou
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. • Maya Angelou • (Check out Maya Angelou on BookPage.com.)
A national treasure turns 95
Whether you identify with Ramona, Beezus, Henry Huggins or the Mouse and the Motorcycle, you can probably tell a story about how Beverly Cleary changed your life. Over at The Awl, Alex Balk writes of how the author made him … Continue reading
Reading to remember Joyce
I suppose it makes more sense to celebrate James Joyce on June 16, but I thought it was worth at least a mention that the author was born 129 years ago yesterday. (Sorry, I was too busy noting Groundhog Day … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
Christmas Eve may be a week away, but book bloggers are still hard at work! What posts have you enjoyed this week? A couple of my favorites: Happy Birthday, Jane! Blog tour and giveaways Posted on My Jane Austen Book … Continue reading
