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Christopher Robin gained his US citizenship on Wednesday. It’s a fairly long process, involving interviews and tests and proof of travel dates outside of the country (try figuring out exactly when you traveled for the past decade). We went up to Denver in the morning for the naturalization ceremony. It was remarkably moving. The [...] I’m thinking a lot about world building, and have been writing a blog about it which I hope to post soon. One aspect of world building is context, and I’ve been thinking about that the past two days because of the horrific fires north of Melbourne in Australia. When I returned from Australia last [...] I love this day.
Haven’t been the most attentive blogger the past couple of weeks. Things will slow down soon and I’ll be back nattering on as always. In the meantime, here’s a link to an interview by Kamela Mirich, at Modern Girl Style. (Such a hip and attractive site!) Anything interesting in your world? Talk to [...] This was posted on Laura Benedict’s blog, from her editor at Ballantine Books, Mark Tavani: One thought above all keeps me sane just now: books are a mere format. Yes, they can be beautiful and wonderful to hold in your hands, and yes, there are some books I plan to keep in my home [...] FOREIGN RIGHTS Australia: to HarperCollins, for release February 2008 featured in Good Reading Magazine Denmark, to Lindhardt & Ringhof; release date TBA Germany, at auction, to Goldmann; release date TBA Holland, details TBA AUDIO RIGHTS, to Recorded Books BOOK CLUB, to Literary Guild A little something new this morning: a guest interview with a terrific author, Christie Ridgway. If you’re a fan of Rachel Gibson, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, or Jennifer Crusie, you really must give her a try. In the interest of full disclosure, I will confess that USA TODAY bestseller Christie is one of my best writing buddies. [...] (Photos from a cell phone camera.) Last weekend, CR offered Saturday breakfast out in the world, and I sleepily pulled myself together, thinking we were going to the usual spot, The Egg and I, which is not far away. Instead, he steered toward the highway and when I asked where we were [...] With apologies to my non-American readers (I’m sure you’d love to cast your vote here tomorrow!) VOTE ALL of my thoughts and energies have gone into the elections, so there has been nothing to talk about here , where I’ve promised to keep things peaceful. Tomorrow, I’m an election judge from super early to [...] |
Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including Rita Award Winning THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS, THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING and HOW TO BAKE A PERFECT LIFE .
Her newest book THE GARDEN OF HAPPY ENDINGS is available APRIL 17, 2012! 
A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television. |
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