The other night, I was chatting with my mother-in-law in my kitchen while Edwin spooned pureed vegetables into his mouth (or tried to, anyway). I was telling her how much I’d enjoyed interviewing Marie, Laura and Lauren for their cancer stories. One of the questions I’d asked all three of them was how they’d changed […]
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The Casual Vacancy
It took me a few nights of steady reading, but I finally finished J.K. Rowling’s new book, The Casual Vacancy. I want to preface this review with a few disclaimers. 1. I did not read any other reviews, either before or after reading this book, because I didn’t want them clouding my own opinion. (I did accidentally […]
Can Rowling Recapture the Magic?
I recently came across this news item in the Huffington Post that stirred intense excitement, mixed with some trepidation, into the cauldron of my heart: New JK Rowling Book Obviously, I’m excited to hear that the author of my favorite book series, a writer I respect intensely, and the lead invitee to my fantasy celebrity […]