Note to self: Remember how lucky you are.
I spent a big chunk of today at the Random House warehouse in Westminster, Maryland and it was way too much fun. I...
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The Outhouse Races Might be a lu.lu! this 4th!
It’s almost here: That day when all eyes turn to Bristol, Vermont for the 4th of July Outhouse Races – the annual running...
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The Proustian Madeleines that Inspired a Novel
When I was a boy and trying desperately to give a wide berth to the latest culinary travesty my Swedish mother had scooped...
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The Armenian Weekly says “The Sandcastle Girls” is “compelling and powerful.”
Writing about The Sandcastle Girls in a recent issue of The Armenian Weekly, reviewer Wendy Plotkin concluded, “”The scope of The Sandcastle Girls is almost...
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Don’t let the sun set on your summer.
We are now in the midst of that glorious three-week period when the days are longest – and for another ten days, they...
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Library Journal stars “The Sandcastle Girls” and calls it “simply astounding.”
Library Journal offered its verdict this week on “The Sandcastle Girls:” A starred review. Concluded critic Julie Kane, “Bohjalian powerfully narrates an intricately...
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Greenhouse gases? More than meets the eye.
It’s June, which means we are well into the barbecue season even here in the Land of the Polar Tomato. When I was...
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Booklist says “The Sandcastle Girls” is “powerful and moving.”
Booklist weighed in this week on “The Sandcastle Girls,” calling the novel “powerful and moving,” and concluding, “It will leave you reeling.” So,...
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Publishers’ Weekly weighs in on “The Sandcastle Girls”
Publishers’ Weekly weighed in on “The Sandcastle Girls” this week and I couldn’t be more grateful — given how important this book is...
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Night flight to Yerevan: You really can go home again
Last week I shared with you that earlier this month I was traveling in Lebanon. I was also in Armenia. I am half-Armenian,...
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