Reading Cookbooks: Padma’s All American
As someone who writes cookbooks, I also enjoy reading cookbooks. I’ve blogged about this before in the context of historical and manuscript cookbooks, but this goes for any cookbook. Cookbooks … Read More
Rebecca Diamond
Disability Awareness for Children and Young Adults
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or “NDEAM,” celebrating the value, talent and contributions workers with disabilities bring to America’s workplaces and economy. This year is NDEAM’s 80th anniversary … Read More
Banned Books Week 2025: A Publisher’s Perspective
Bruce Franklin is the owner and publisher of Westholme Publishing, an independent publisher of nonfiction trade books founded in 2003. The press is noted for its distinguished and award-winning titles … Read More
The Personal Librarian
As a librarian and writer, it is fun to read about topics that somehow involve books, whether in terms of libraries, bookstores, or even other writers. It’s like a behind-the-scenes … Read More
Summer Reading: Food Books
Summer is here! I always seem to read more in the summer – the longer days and warmer temps give me the opportunity to read outside after dinner, which I … Read More
AI and Writing: Organization Tips
Well folks, it looks like AI is here to stay. As someone who is a writer and researcher, it raises quite a conundrum. I could eschew any AI assistance with … Read More
Writing Poetry in Library School
Interview with Danielle Pitter, poet, writer and recent SC&I graduate Writing and editing the Books We Read Blog provides us with a platform to improve our scholarly research and writing, … Read More
Writing and Public Speaking
When I first started writing books, I didn’t really think about what happens after the book is published – the necessity of having to promote and (gasp!) give talks and … Read More
Long Walks with Books
Many years ago, my husband recommended Bill Bryson’s delightful A Walk in the Woods, Bryson’s detailed account of hiking the Appalachian trail (with his friend Stephen Katz). It was my … Read More
More Audiobook Musings
I recently wrote about Brooke Shields’ latest book (Brooke Shields is not Allowed to Get Old) and how much of it resonated with me as someone going through many of … Read More