One of the best and weirdest parts of becoming a published author is being asked to speak. If you’ve read The Heroine’s Bookshelf, you’ll know that I come from San Diego, CA. I never felt self-conscious about my speaking voice until I started my first year at Smith College in
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Here it is…the long-awaited announcement of Heroine Love prizes and schedule! Join me for a guest blog and daily drawings weekdays from February 1-17 and win… A signed copy of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown A feminist superpack containing The Vagina Monologues and The Purity Myth A limited-edition Jane
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Six days until Heroine Love and the prizes have started rolling in! This is a mere sample of the wonderful prizes donated by me, my amazing guest bloggers, my venerable publisher HarperCollins and the very generous and fabulous Blackstone Audio. And physical and audio books aren’t the only literary treats
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Favorite book moment of the week: It’s a toss-up between being a fly on the wall for the many omgBorders conversations (what can I say, I’m fascinated by spectacular rises and falls) and, of course, witnessing the enormous outpouring of good cheer and support for February’s Heroine Love event, which
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What do Annie Dillard, Jenny McCarthy, Marya Hornbacher, Kelly Corrigan, and the lowly Erin Blakemore have in common? More than you’d think…we’ve all had the honor of having our audiobook narrated by Tavia Gilbert! Yesterday, Tavia kindly wrote me a note telling me she’s been selected by Blackstone Audio to
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