Margo Channing: Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night! Margo Channing: I detest cheap sentiment. I always say that “All About Eve” is one of my favorite films. The backstory is priceless. A feud of longstanding, and highlighted by a radio comedy show featuring Tallulah Bankhead, makes watching “All About…
I have neglected A Writer’s Life blog too much over the past month or two since the Green Darner Press version of Sandcastle and Other Stories was published. “Put the book down already, and grab my tennis ball—now!” Even Kipling and Zippy are starting to wonder about my priorities. All the pets, Ajax the Gray…
In Rachel Thompson’s own words: I’m a chick who writes stuff that makes you laugh. My book A Walk In The Snark hit #1 on the Kindle Motherhood list this past September (do you think they know I talk about sex? Shhh.). It’s since hit about oh, SEVEN more times. #woot! I’ve been nominated for…
The humor in Tom Rachman’s novel made me think of this sign I found when I visited a German pet store (with Zippy’s face added). Zippy’s barking translation: I can get to the door in 5 seconds…and you? The Imperfectionists is the best book I’ve read this past year. I love the language, the characters,…