Pixie Foudre
Browsing the dim back corner
Of a musty antique shop
Opened an old book of poetry
Angels flew out from the pages
I caught the whiff of a soul
The ink seemed fresh as today
Was that voices whispering?
The tree of the paper still grows.
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Pixie Foudre
Mary Higgins Clark is known worldwide as "The Queen of Suspense;” her daughter, Carol, has been following in Mom’s legendary footsteps since the days of re-typing her mother's manuscripts. Penning 42 and 14 books respectively, the prolific mother-daughter team has written five Christmas books together, beginning with DECK THE HALLS in 2000. Here, they discuss their collaborative process, and the joys of working together.
Anna Quindlen, A SHORT GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE
Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. That’s what I have to say. The second is only part of the first.
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Anna Quindlen, A SHORT GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE
Susan Isaacs shares a personal essay about writing As Husbands Go, now available in paperback. You can win a copy by entering here.
Ann Richards
If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don’t, you’re simply ducking your responsibilities.
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Ann Richards
Stephen Fry, THE LIAR
An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.
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Stephen Fry, THE LIAR
After 28 novels, a staggering feat for any established writer, Luanne Rice has returned with The Silver Boat, an emotional portrait of three sisters who revisit their Martha's Vineyard home, full of family ghosts and memories, one last time. In this interview, Rice discusses the real-life inspiration for her book, and how she too had to confront her family beach cottage after her mother's death.
