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Reading

Pen Parentis

The Pen Parentis Literary Salon Presents Authors Anna Solomon & Max Watman Tuesday, April 13, 2010 There are only 2 Pen Parentis Literary Salons left before we go on hiatus for the summer! Don’t miss your chance to hear Pushcart Prize winner Anna Solomon and Max Watman, author of Chasing the White Dog read from […]

Amy Mercer |  April 8, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Celebrate World Read Aloud Day with More Read Aloud Choices

Have you read our Essential Reading List of read-aloud choices and now want more? Here are the books editor-in-chief Caroline Grant shared recently on San Francisco’s View from the Bay: LitWorld Founder Pam Allyn’s guide to books to read with your kids is What To Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your […]

Amy Mercer |  February 25, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Celebrate World Read Aloud Day at Books, Inc!

3 March 2010 6 – 7 PM Join Caroline Grant, Lisa Harper, and Nicki Richesin in a bedtime story reading for kids of all ages. We’ll be reading some new titles, including Cynthia Rylant’s All in a Day; Peter Brown’s The Curious Garden; and Liz Garton Scanlon’s All the World, plus some old favorites! Bring […]

Amy Mercer |  February 23, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Artists’ Retreat

The second annual SC Artists’ Commission Retreat will be held in Columbia, SC and it promises to be even better than last year! No matter your level of creativity, this retreat will engage, inspire, and kickstart you to go where you are dreaming of going. And it’s only $45, meals included! Here’s the link: SC […]

Amy Mercer |  February 22, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Literal Latte Reading

at Think Coffee (1 Bleecker at Bowery, 6 train to Bleeker or BDFV to Broadway/Lafayette) In Honor of World Read Aloud Day March 3rd, 8pm Free of charge On Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00 pm, Literal Latte will be have four wonderful writers reading aloud at Think Coffee. The reading coincides with World Read Aloud […]

Amy Mercer |  February 12, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Pen Parentis

Chase the winter blues away and reconnect with your inner author Tuesday, February 9th for a night of readings and conversation with three extraordinary writers: Rachel Sherman, Mark Shulman, and a special guest all the way in from New Mexico — Meg Mullins. Have a glass of wine in the exclusive Libertine Library bar, be […]

Amy Mercer |  February 4, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

View from the Bay: Essential Children’s Books!

Editor-in-chief Caroline Grant will be on ABC-7’s View from the Bay, Wednesday January 6th, sharing our editors’ and columnists’ picks for favorite children’s books. Check out the list and take it to your favorite local bookstore or library so that you can share these books with the kids you love.

Caroline Grant |  January 5, 2010 | | Blog |  No comments

Respecting Differences: A Response to Lynn Harris’ article, “Everybody Hates Mommy”

I’m sure many of you have read Lynn Harris’ Salon article “Everybody Hates Mommy,” in which Harris tries to unpack why there is so much anger and downright hatred directed towards mothers, particularly white, middle-class mothers (and particularly those that live in Park Slope). Whoa, people. The comments that this article elicited are incredible—so many […]

Kate Hopper |  November 28, 2009 | | Blog |  No comments

Blog Book Review: enLIGHTend

by Jessica Berger Gross Reviewed by Merle J. Huerta At twenty-five, Jessica Berger Gross, overweight, depressed from a recent breakup, and craving self esteem, was coping the only way she knew how – through comfort foods, cigarettes, and alcohol. Raised in an abusive, emotionally dysfunctional family, Jessica fed her unhappiness with bagels and cream cheese, […]

Caroline Grant |  October 30, 2009 | | Blog |  No comments

Talking about Bad Mother

By Heather Cori It’s summertime and three of the four women in our Compass Group sit outside at our favorite wine bar with a copy of Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman tucked under our arms. Lu is still wearing her veterinarian assistant’s smock and Beth has just finished 11-hour work day as a coach for […]

Caroline Grant |  August 24, 2009 | | Blog |  No comments

This Lovely Life

Literary Mama editor and former Special Needs Mama columnist will be reading from her new memoir,This Lovely Life, in the Bay Area next week! Book Passage Thursday, August 06, 7:00 PM 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, 94925 for more information, visit http://www.bookpassage.com/content.php?id=16

Amy Mercer |  July 28, 2009 | | Blog |  No comments

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