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Cooking the Books: Twisty Sourdough Pretzels

In my house, we love enjoying fresh-baked treats while reading our favorite books. Today, I wanted to share one of our favorite recipes –...

Writer Wednesday – Do’s and Don’ts ~ Part 3 (Networking)

This is the third part of three in my series of Do’s and Don’ts for New Authors. I’ve covered Work-Life Balance (Part 1) and Marketing...

Reader Spotlight: Jenny C

Hey ALL! Wanted to share the 4-1-1 about one of my reader-friends and the winner Jennifer wins a Williams-Sonoma apron and oven mitt, as...

10 Reasons E-Readers Are Better than Boyfriends

Many authors, bloggers, and readers occasionally lament that they have too many books to read. In my heart, I know that it’s really that...

Prize Pack Giveaway ~ 7 Beach Reads, Tote, T-Shirt & More

I’ve been traveling so much the past few weeks, meeting fabulous authors at RT in Dallas and Page & Palette in Fairhope, Ala., and...

Reader Spotlight: Jessica Sinn, Chick Lit Café

Jessica is an audiobook junkie, like me, and when she’s not reading or working as the Communications Coordinator at University of Texas...

Writer Wednesday: 6 Ways Reading Makes You a Better Writer

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” – Stephen King It’s hard to ignore the...

The Beauty of Indie Bookstores & Book Clubs

I just spent the most fantastic evening with a room full of (almost) complete strangers! Chris Bohjalian’s Novels I say “almost,” because...