Look what came in the mail today! In case you haven't heard, on Saturday, June 23 Solace in So Many Words was awarded the Silver Medal in the anthology category by ForeWord Reviews at a ceremony and reception during the American Library Association's annual conference in Anaheim. Weighed Words was unable to attend; but I want to make sure to say thanks to Chris Fisher who reviewed Solace in So Many Words on April 28, 2011 for ForeWord Reviews, and to Kimber Bilby (Awards … [Read more...]
Thank you
It means a lot knowing you are thinking of me. from a thank-you card from a recent 8th grade graduate … [Read more...]
Excellence in art
This quotation appears on The Franklin Building at 720 S. Dearborn. Built in 1916 and designed by architect George C. Nimmons, The Franklin Building features picture tiles by Oskar Gross. This quotation appears above the terra-cotta doorway and under a mural of men working at the Gutenberg Press. … [Read more...]
All in a row
Printers Row Lit Fest was hot and fun. Weighed Words had record sales for a bookfair, and we got to talk with lots of cool people. Stopping by on Saturday was Chicago writer Sharon Solwitz. She's the author of Blood Mary and Blood and Milk (Sarabande) and teaches at Purdue Univeristy and was on hand for the "Neither Fish nor Fowl" reading put on by Northwestern MA/MFA faculty. Sharon Fiffer (friend to Solace in So Many Words) stopped by after her panel on the cozy … [Read more...]
Everything’s looking up at Dearborn Street Station
This photograph was taken during the Printers Row Lit Fest. Weighed Words had a table in the Chicago Publishes tent, which was almost smack dab in the middle of Dearborn, and this is what I looked at during my two days of schmoozing and selling. Here's a link if you'd like to know a little more about Dearborn Street Station and historic Printers Row. More to come soon! … [Read more...]
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