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Yesterday was my day to run around in Williamsburg with the kids and do errands in time to avoid the massive First Night crowds which are even now descending on the ‘burg. We did grocery [...]

I’m back from my off-the-grid Christmas week. Much more rested, ready to get back to work, and…er…five pounds heavier. It is just cosmically unfair that it’s even POSSIBLE [...]

PW review of History of the Medieval World is a good one! http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6711352.html?industryid=47159 # Psyching up for last week of work/school before Christmas [...]

I’m signing off until after Christmas. Will see you the week of the New Year with a new post. Enjoy the break!

This morning’s New York Times repeated some of the same points I made in my post about the closure of Kirkus: Booksellers gave mixed reviews about Kirkus’s influence. Some said they read [...]

And…the voice is gone. Time to crack out the referee's whistle. # According to doctor I had flu, not cold, and now have post-flu-complication. At least can rule out middle age as cause [...]

In book-publishing news this week: Kirkus Reviews is closing up shop. If you’re not in the book business, you’ve probably never seen Kirkus. It’s one of the industry [...]

I have now been sick since the Monday before Thanksgiving. In fact, I may never get well. So instead of racking my cough-syrup-addled brain for a topic to post on, I’m posting a highly [...]

Monday morning=family day. Bowling? Christmas-tree selection? Settlers? Slug-like posture on sofa w/cookies? Decisions… # Morning: Settlers plus brownies. This afternoon: Fantastic Mr. Fox [...]

Today I got the index of The History of the Medieval World from Norton. This is usually the very last proofreading/checking/eyeballing task I have before the book goes to print; indexing [...]