She Likes It! She Likes It!
A few weeks ago, I posted this on the blog: The book. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I sat my fanny down in my chair all […]
An accident looking for a place to happen: drowning in Hijas books!
When I was little, my dad always referred to me as an accident looking for a place to happen. It was true; I was a bit of a clutz and […]
Houston, we have a crawler.
Which means 2 things: 1. I now have to take a chaperone with me, the littlest one, when I run to the bathroom. 2. There’s a milestone contest winner! Congrats […]
Can't Buy My Love
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa0iivtTclM] Jean Kilbourne has been a media literacy activist for decades. Can’t Buy My Love was orignally published as Deadly Persuasion and is one of the books that I am […]
Is your memoir topic taken?
I love reading non-fiction, especially memoir, and especially memoir that just spills it and in really lyrical language, too. Perhaps it reminds me of the moment when my first MFA advisor, […]
From the Vault
I was just cleaning out the sent items from my e-mail inbox and came across this Q&A sequence from August 2006– just as I had wrapped the first draft of […]
Quick thoughts on Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
You know that one of my goals this summer is to get in a lot of reading. This one has been on my shelf since it came out in 2005. […]
The Big Apple
* Photos taken by Jill Williams My trip to New York was really fabulous. I had a chance to catch up with old friends (including a former student who is […]
A new review of Hijas Americanas
Viva La Feminista just reviewed Hijas Americanas. Check it out and feel free to share your thoughts.
A Year in Review
* Finding Hijas Americanas on the bookshelf on its official release date. It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since Hijas Americanas was released on June 1, […]
