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Share Last night I attended a book reading with New York-based author Mingmei Yip. I first learned of Yip when I stumbled across her second novel, Petals from the Sky (Kensington, 2010). I enjoyed the Hong Kong, Paris, New York, and mainland China setting. In my blog review of this novel, I wrote: Mingmei Yip dished up [...] Share On Sunday morning I drove over to historic Oak Park, Illinois, the former home of Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright. I went to Oak Park to hear Author Anita Diamant speak before a full crowd at my synagogue, Oak Park Temple. I’d first heard of Anita Diamant in the late 1990s when my mom [...] January 31, 2012, at 8:50 am | Category: Author readings | 10 comments Share This week I finally got around to reading Ayelet Waldman’s latest novel, Red Hook Road (Random House, 2011). Despite 350+ pages of 7-point font, it was a quick read and a perfect summer beach book (which I enjoyed from the comfort of my living room in suburban Chicago). I wasn’t sure what to expect, [...] Share Today I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon with Ellen Sussman, author of the recently published novel, French Lessons (Ballantine, 2011). Ellen is on tour for French Lessons and was kind enough to stop in Chicago to discuss her new book, writing, and the juicy bits of both. What better place to hold [...] July 19, 2011, at 10:04 pm | Category: Author readings | 2 comments |
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