Monthly Archives: November 2011

November 30, 2011

Book tour 101

Now that my first book tour is over, I have some wisdom to impart. I also have new packing skills, stiff limbs, and intimate knowledge of red-eye flights. (Hint: Don’t do it.) I tell the whole story – foot-in-my-mouth moments … Continue reading →

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November 17, 2011

DISCOVERY: Aldous Huxley’s children’s book

One of the pleasures of having a young kid is rediscovering many of the books I’ve loved but forgotten. Harold and the Purple Crayon comes to mind, as do A House is a House for Me, Sylvester and the Magic … Continue reading →

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November 15, 2011

Welcome to Solomonville

I’ve said it so many times now, it longer embarrasses me: I discovered the subject of my first novel while Googling myself. Most of the other Anna Solomons didn’t interest me: a real-estate broker in L.A., a social worker in … Continue reading →

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