Solace in a Book

Printers Row Lit Fest– be sure to visit Tent L!

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Weighed Words will be selling Solace in So Many Words at the Printers Row Lit Fest which is this weekend, June 9 and 10, from 10 until 6 each day.  You can get all the details of events and readings at the Chicago Tribune's site.  The Lit Fest takes place on Dearborn Street from Congress to Polk Street, in the historic Printer's Row. Look for us  in TENT L, which is in the middle of the action, near Grace Place Episcopal Church at 637 Dearborn. Sponsored by the Chicago … [Read more...]

Summer reading (or what contributors are up to)

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Looking for something to read this summer? Everyone--Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist-- is excited about Solace in So Many Words contributor Joe Meno's new novel Office Girl. Published by Akashic Books, it is due out July 3. Ann McNeal ("Faith") has a new book too. Published by Nuthatch Press, it is called The Spaces Between.  BTW, if you have attended a reading of Solace in So Many Words, chances are you have heard me read "Faith." The poem sums up a lot of my … [Read more...]

Looking back, looking forward

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If you read my last post you know that Solace in So Many Words is one-year-old. I have been thinking of the highlights from the past year. But before I give that account let me tell you how great it was that last week started with congratulatory flowers, sent by neighbor and mentor Fran Podulka and her husband Phil to celebrate the gold medal award Solace in So Many Words won from the Next Generation Indie Awards sponsored by Independent Book Publishing Professionals … [Read more...]