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Blogging from the Road
For a week or so, I’ve been trying to figure out how best to leave posts that friends and family can use to “check in” on us during our travels. I like Facebook, but it doesn’t keep things neatly in one place. So I made a page on this website called “Teardrop Travels” that I…
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Book Clubs are the Best
A big, heartfelt thank you to Faye Strobel and her wonderful, astute, generous book club for a lovely evening and a spirited discussion of One Life to Give! The food was great, the company even better. We couldn’t have enjoyed ourselves more. Thank you!!
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Wonderful Book Club event
My co-author, Andrew Bienkowski, and I had the great good fortune to meet with this wonderful group of discerning readers at the end of June. The food was scrumptious, the questions astute, and the garden, gazebo, and water feature complete with koi were a delight. Many thanks to all who attended and offered such great…
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Tools ‹ Mary Akers — WordPress
Tools ‹ Mary Akers — WordPress.
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Niagara Living
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German edition!
I’ve just received my author copies of our German version of One Life to Give, and it is stunning. Thanks so much to dtv for making such a lovely version of our book!
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A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman
Ru Freeman’s gorgeous debut novel A Disobedient Girl opens with eleven-year-old Latha enjoying her daily indulgence—an afternoon wash at the well using a rose-scented soap. The soap is a symbol of status and she has stolen it from the Vithanages, a family raising her to be a servant for Thara, their same-age daughter. The two…
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Who Owns Our Truths?
An excellent essay by Susan Henderson over at The Nervous Breakdown.
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5 quick horror stories for authors
First, let me say that I’ve had plenty of amazing audiences and great experiences reading. This isn’t about wallowing in the hard life of an author. I’m lucky, I know that. What I mean to do is share a few awkward reading stories in the spirit of fun. So here’s a recap of five of…
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Margaret Atwood Speaks in Buffalo
Okay, so I’ll just start by admitting that I’m a rabid fan and apologize in advance for my slavering and blathering… From the start, when the divine Ms. Atwood came on stage, it was clear that she would be sharp and charming and self-deprecating. She talked about how Buffalo, when she was growing up in…