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30 December 2010

The Joy of Audiobooks

As an avid reader, I really enjoy audiobooks. With audiobooks, I can still "read" while driving, exercising, staring off into space. (I'm a writer.) It helps me keep up with my ever-growing and overwhelming TBR pile. (I'm trying to learn to speed read as well.) The one…

10 December 2010

Publisher's Weekly Review

First Grave on the Right Darynda Jones, St. Martin's, $21.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-312-66275-2 The grim reaper gets a shiny cool makeover in Jones's blazing hot debut, a paranormal romantic thriller. Charlotte Jean "Charley" Davidson, a 27-year-old PI and consultant for the…

05 November 2010

Starred Review in Library Journal-WOOHOO!

Jones, Darynda. First Grave on the Right. St. Martin’s. Feb. 2011. c.320p. ISBN 9780312662752. $21.99. F Charley Davidson is a private investigator from a family of cops. She also has an unusual part-time job as a grim reaper. Those who die and have unfinished business on Earth seek her…

03 November 2010

How to Put Socks on a 7-Month-Old: A Primer for First-Time Grandparents

I know, right? Seven months. How hard can this be? I mean, they’re short. And pudgy. And we’ve all done it countless times with our own children. Memories of our curtain climbers running barefoot in the snow don’t linger, so it couldn’t have been that hard. Have you ever heard the term…

20 October 2010

Second Grave Cover!

The brilliant art department at St. Martin's Press has released the cover for Second Grave on the Left! Isn't it beautiful?

22 September 2010

Interview With Dr. Ann Teek

Today we welcome world-renowned doctor and researcher in the field of Writer’s Dissociative Disorder, Dr. Ann Teek, to the studio. And can I just say, as a writer with a family who worries about me, I’m thrilled to be able to offer the expertise and insight Dr. Teek has to offer to all of us…

17 September 2010

Drum Roll Please….

Introducing my sparkling and effervescent new website designed by the ridiculously talented Liz Bemis (who is also a Ruby Sister of mine) at Bemis Promotions!!! I am so thrilled with this thing, you have no idea. Here’s what I hope to achieve with it: First, I want a dynamic place where those…

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