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My students need to read these quotes. Recite them every morning in front of the mirror. Say them as part of their night-time prayers, as well:
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will…
Plus Barry Moser: “Talent is common as house dust and useless as tits on a boar.”
Do you listen to the Moth? It's a good one. The host Dan Kennedy has a reading June 4th at Third Place Books in Lake Forrest Park. The show starts at 7 pm.
(via National Book Award Goes To Seattle Author, Kizzie Jones, for Book Cover Design | PRLog)
The wonderfulness of the wiener dog equals award-winning for Seattle author Kizzie Jones. Happy Sunday
Looking for pre-summer (okay, okay, this is Seattle, we can barely hope for summer until August, but you get the idea) writing inspiration? Come to the Lake Forest Park Third Place Books and listen to author William Kenower talk about his latest book "Write within Yourself." The event is May 20 at 7:00 pm.
Kenower is the Editor-in-Chief of Author Magazine (a great free weekly newsletter, if you aren't already signed up for it).
Have you heard of Amanda Quick? No? How about Jayne Castle? or maybe Jayne Ann Krentz? Great article on a successful Seattle area author with such a track record she needs multiple names.
(via NEAL THOMPSON | The Elliott Bay Book Company)
Neal Thompson May 11 at 7:00 pm - Elliot Bay Book Company, talking about his latest "A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe it or Not!' Ripley".
Need I say more?
(via BENJAMIN PERCY with JONATHAN EVISON | The Elliott Bay Book Company)
Benjamin Percy is working his way from the East coast to us here in Seattle, presenting his latest book "Red Moon". Werewolves.. oh my.
He will be at Elliot Bay Book Company, May 9th, 7 pm. If you can't make it then, check out his latest article featured in Glimmer Train's newsletter on research:
http://www.glimmertrain.com/b76percy.html
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Tavern Books will be at Hugo House on May 8 (that's a Wednesday) at 7 pm.
(via Dizzy in Karachi by Maliha Masood | Third Place Books) Lake Forest Park Third Place Books May 7 at 7:00 pm. Author Malha Masood was born in Pakistan but grew up in Seattle - she went to UW and besides writing she also teaches in the area.
Did you miss Gregory Martin (former Seattle writer, we still count him as one of our own whether he likes it or not!) on May 1st? Don't worry - he's all over the Puget Sound this week. Here's where you can see him present his book "Stories for Boys"
May 2 - 7 pm Capitol Hill library branch
May 3 - 7 pm Columbia Hill library branch
May 4 - 11 am Greenwood library branch and 7 pm at the Central library
Last but not least... May 5 - 11 am Southwest library branch or 4 pm Northeast library branch
Phew... he's making the rounds.
(via Emily Bazelon with Dan Savage: Defeating the Culture of Bullying)
YA writer? Love great writing? $5, Monday April 29 7:30-9:00 pm at Town Hall Seattle
State of the Book Salon 3: Book Reviews in the Digital Age
Last night I made it to the SOB Panel 3 at the Hugo House on Book Reviews in the Digital Age. Takeaways:
- Don't send PDFs to book reviewers
- Don't bother with little gimmicks to make a book stand out, it's just not going to make a difference
- DRMs are frustrating, book reviewers are busy and don't want to read by a publisher/author's DRM schedule
- There's not much space for reviews
- Reviewers are always thinking of their readers and what their readers want to read or are looking forward to reading
- Being an author with a local reading scheduled also helps
- It's still a tough world for e-book only published and self-published authors (when it comes to getting their book reviewed)
- Moderator Garth Stein is a pretty funny guy
- Seattle is full of readers and writers, what a great place!
A big thank you to the panel: Paul Constant (The Stranger), Ann Gwinn (The Seattle Times), and Marilyn Dahl (Shelf Awareness)
(via OWEN EGERTON | The Elliott Bay Book Company)
Owen Egerton will be at the Elliot Bay Book Company 4/25/2013 at 7 pm - doesn't this book just look fun?
Teenage hearts rejoice - Sarah Dessen will be at Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) on 4/22/2014 at 7 pm. (This is serious competition for the SCBWI conference that will be happening at the same time).
So, how do you raise a reader? Forget the dishes and the laundry. Have some coffee after dinner so you’re awake to read, “just one more.” Snuggle up and read together. It’s as much about being together as it is about expanding their minds and opening their vocabularies. You get just one chance at this. The time flies away in a blink — but, in every page, the memories last forever.
Sherri Duskey Rinker, “How To Raise A Reader (Without Really Trying)” (via schoollibraryjournal)
(via Beautiful Ruins | Third Place Books)
Jess Walter will be at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park on April 17, 2013 at 7 pm. (Love this book, and The Financial Lives of Poets as well)
Short fiction alert! Shawn Vestal will be at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park on 4/15/2013 (what a way to celebrate Tax Day) at 7 p.m.
