Among the more literary events in the Triangle area of North Carolina this weekend is an appearance by septuagenarian novelist Paule Marshall, […]
Back in January, Tara Laskowski was named the Kathy Fish Fellow at SmokeLong Quarterly — a program honoring authors who’ve
Ron Charles, a gifted book critic and one of my editors at the Washington Post Book World, recently won the 2008 Nona
Another quick — and entirely unliterary — post here. As a few close friends know, one of my favorite foods
Our flight from L.A. was cancelled yesterday, leaving Dad and me sitting at the airport for awhile. (In an odd
Yesterday, our last full day in California, Dad and I drove down toward San Diego for lunch with his sister.
Yesterday, Dad and I toured the Warner Brothers Studio, browsed the signatures outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre and the stars along
Yesterday, Dad and I spent the morning at Hearst Castle. We took the “Experience Tour,” which gave us a glimpse
After my brief burst of confidence two days back, yesterday we hit the terrifying part of Route 1 — something that
Short and sweet this morning. Dad and I are exploring the Monterey Peninsula today — starting out in Carmel, bopping
Just to let everyone know: The ride on Highway 1 wasn’t nearly as bad as I’d feared (not so far,
Today, Dad and I will leave San Francisco behind us, picking up our rental car this morning and heading southward