Blurb in the Word

Blurb in the Word

Blurbs, those auditory bits of promotional text on the back of books have come under fire, pushing the publishers into a tizzy. In separate articles in The Atlantic and Esquire this fall, the industry’s reliance on high-profile authors’ blurs as “a...
We Are Family

We Are Family

FAMILY. We all have at least one, some more. Some families are blended, some are insane. Some families disown us, some are devoted. Some are friends we cleave to with all our hearts, bonded by attitudes and episodes large and small. Further, families can be large,...
A Book of Imaginary Friends

A Book of Imaginary Friends

I never had imaginary friends as child. Did you? If not, read this to understand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_friend But I read and read and read. My family lived in small communities, sparsely populated and countrified. My psychologist friends tell me...