I got to know Samantha Verant a few years ago after my editor gave me a review copy of her memoir, Seven Letters from Paris (Sourcebooks, 2014). I read the book in one setting and was completely hooked. We connected online and learned we had a lot in common: we both grew up in … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
In memory of American game show host extraordinaire, Chuck Barris, who passed away today, my book of the week is his 1982 memoir, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography, which was re-released 20 years later just before its film adaptation was … [Read more...]
Article in Chicago Tribune
A friend recently sent me this lovely Chicago notecard and a copy of an interview I did last month! … [Read more...]
My blog is 7 years old!
I started my blog seven years ago, not really knowing what I would write about. But my web designer, Christine, from Sorella Design, suggested I write a blog. So I tried it and voila--seven years later--here we are.When I started the blog, I was still writing my memoir, … [Read more...]
Book of the week–One Child
I've often found myself discussing China's one child policy when I've visited book groups or have spoken at other events promoting my memoir. How did my ex-husband come to have three sisters? How could he have a daughter and a son? Was I held to that law, too? (Answers: 1) He and … [Read more...]
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