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Do Book Festivals Matter? (opens the original)
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Wit & Wisdom is an entirely free newsletter. But please know, every time you hit that heart, comment or share, an angel gets her wings. And…Timeless By Design—my new Substack project—will launch next week! To read my first (and very fun!) Spotlight Interview, please consider becoming a free subscriber to Timeless By Design.It’s been a long time since I’ve helped
Wit & Wisdom Weekend Book Notes: “Whistler” (opens the original)
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Wit & Wisdom is an entirely free newsletter. But please know, every time you hit that heart, comment or share, an angel gets her wings.I am a very loyal person (or, at least I like to think of myself as one). Even in the case of ex-husbands and former boyfriends, generally speaking, not only will I forgive a transgression or two, but if I like you well enough—and certainly if I love you—I’ll even defend your right to occasionally steer off course. (I probably need to reconsider this last po
Wit & Wisdom August Playlist (Dear Dolly!), Book Reviews, (Oh, Emily St. John Mandel!) (opens the original)
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Wit & Wisdom: Vacancies of the Heart and Mind (opens the original)
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Several weeks ago I paused payments for Wit & Wisdom so that it is now an entirely free newsletter. But please know, every time you hit that heart, comment or share, an angel gets her wings.Recently, a friend sent me a text reporting that he had just reached his one-year retirement anniversary.I asked him if he was happy with retirement. He said he was—in as much as all his job-related stress was gone, and that his days felt busy and productive. But he went on to say that there was a “vacancy” h
Reading Above My Punching Weight with Barbara Kingsolver and "The Poisonwood Bible" (opens the original)
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Several weeks ago I paused payments for Wit & Wisdom so that it is now an entirely free newsletter. But please know, every time you hit that heart, comment or share, an angel gets her wings. A few weeks ago, a writer friend of mine and I were having coffee and scratching our heads over the popularity of a couple recent bestsellers. Nothing mean-spirited mind you—not like some of those vicious Goodreads reviewers who just love giving their vitriol access to a mic.Subscr
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