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Effort at Speech Between Two People
Effort at Speech Between Two People
By Muriel Rukeyser
Speak to me. Take my hand. What are you now? I will tell you all. I will conceal nothing. When I was three, a little child read a story about a rabbit who died, in the story, and I crawled under a chair : a pink rabbit : it was my birthday, and a candle burnt a sore spot on my finger, and I ( Read more... ) -
When your memoir becomes an audiobook....
THE YEAR WE DISAPPEARED was sold as an audiobook a while back, and I was kindly asked by Full Cast Audio to be a part of it-to read my chapters. I was so thrilled and honored, I automatically said yes. I thought it would be pretty easy-I mean, really, how hard could it be? I would just be reading, and reading my own writing. What could go wrong? ( Read more... ) -
Growing up with Guns
Last month, a media outlet asked me if I would be willing to share my views on gun control, in the wake of the horrific shooting in Connecticut. My answer was swift: I said no. I’ve never been the victim of a mass shooting, nor do I know anyone who has. It felt too soon, and my heart was broken for the families who lost their children. And I felt ( Read more... ) -
Holiday Readathon
Tis the season…to be reading!
So thrilled to be part of the 2012 Holiday Readathon at WhoRu blog. We’re reading for a good cause-and you can set your own challenge (like 100 pages read = $1.00 donation to your favorite charity).
Enter HERE to win signed books by some amazing authors and be sure to check out the mini-challenges as well, I’m offering ( Read more... ) -
Events for BLINK ONCE
If you live the L.A. area, hope to see you at one of these...
Thursday, September 27, 6:30 pm
Los Angeles Public Library Teen Reads Series
LAPL Central Library, 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA
Please join us for the September Teen Author Reading Night at the Los Angeles Public Library. With Cylin Busby, Sherry Shahan, Erin Fry, Carol Tanzman, ( Read more... ) -
The Year We Disappeared -- audio book!
I keep forgetting to post about this, but THE YEAR WE DISAPPEARED is going to be an audiobook from Full Cast Audio. I think it's coming out this summer, but more news on the release date as soon as I have one...also need to tell the story of how I was asked to read my own chapters--and thought it would be a cakewalk (it was far, far from that, ( Read more... ) -
Teen Magazines & Photoshop
Many of you who follow this blog know that I used to work at TEEN magazine as the Senior Editor, so I’ve been following Julia Bluhm’s campaign with interest and awe. My job at the magazine was not fashion or beauty, it was the “real girl” section of the magazine, the articles-sometimes in first person, about girls and their very real concerns: ( Read more... ) -
Great news about BLINK ONCE!
So excited to announce that BLINK ONCE is a Junior Library Guild selection! I don’t know what month it will be available, but I’m beyond thrilled that my first YA novel made the cut with the excellent folks at JLG.
When I was a kid, I used to look for the JLG editions at my local library every month. I thought the JLG seal must be an award, because ( Read more... )
