Books

The Bad News Island: An Interview With Tour Guide Melissa Ford

June 19, 2009

In MY day, when people found out they couldn’t have children, they gave up their power to the men in the white coats. We allowed the men in white coats to poke and prod us without completely understanding the whys. We suffered alone, isolated. And we liked it! We loved it! Today, wussy modern people [...]

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Magma or Lava:* A Double Dare

May 24, 2009

A few weeks ago I took the children to Denver Laura‘s house for a fabulous Tres de Mayo party, at which Tessa and Reed saw their first lava lamps and were mesmerized (well, to be honest, Tessa was enraptured by Laura’s dogs and Reed went absolutely gaga over the Mr’s collection of swords, but the [...]

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So Close: a Book Shower

May 3, 2009

Have you heard about all the books being born from the ALI community? We’re pretty darn fertile in the pages department. There’s The Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options by Melissa Ford. There’s Silent Sorority: A Barren Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found by Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos. And now, So Close: [...]

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Sleepwalking in Daylight

April 30, 2009

(Originally appeared on All Thumbs Reviews. But you already know this because you subscribe to my other blog, right? RIGHT? All Thumbs is where Chicklet and I dish up sassy stuff weekly. Strongly, but weekly. Read to bottom of post for two giveaways currently running.) I cried, my sobs not easily muffled. In the cramped [...]

Dooce Coup

April 8, 2009

The pregame was as fulfilling as the Monday night main event. The main event being the book signing for author Heather B Armstrong, a/k/a Dooce. I rode to the book signing with Lemony Sarah, a contributor for Mamarazzi and a funny, kind person. After our 40 minute trek, we met up with Casual Perfectionist and [...]

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Book recommendation: The Help

February 19, 2009

Like Skeeter, a main character in The Help, author Kathryn Stockett has uncanny timing. In 1963 in Mississippi, Miss Skeeter is a journalism graduate and social oddity — the only member of the Junior League NOT to pursue an MRS degree. She is also the only one of her society sisters to notice there is [...]

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