Newsletter

The worst is over

Getting through the middle of the first draft and heading for home. Plus new takes on familiar bakes, and shout-outs to books by Joanna Miller and Jhumpa LahiriRead article

A month of whiplash

Sad news, then glad news; some basic bakes, and shout-outs to books by Lily King, Virginia Evans, Francesca Giannone and James Rahn Read article

Thankful for new adventures

Reconnecting with my inner horse girl; new paperback; going against the Thanksgiving baking grain; great reads from Paolo Cognetti, Richard Wagamese and The Atlantic's Jamie Thompson, and an appearance on Donna Yates Ferris' podcast on grief and resilience. Read article

The rewards of working without a net

On writing without a contract, some comfort bakes, reads by Carlo Levi, Natalia Ginzburg and David Nicholls, and shout-outs to David Freed and Mark Stevens. .Read article

Until next time, Seattle

An inadvertent Irish farewell to a city I've come to love. Plus, a return to sourdough, and shout-outs to books by Claire Keegan, P. Finian Reilly and Megan Abbott.Read article

Seattle, City of Books

People read the real kind here. Plus, an aspirational bake, and shout-outs to books by Jess Walter, Tessa Hulls and Murray Morgan. Read article

Perché Italiano?

It's like asking, 'Why Write?' With shout-outs to Sicilian pastries and books by Kate Quinn, Elena Varvello and Gerald Brooks. Read article

Frozen feet - and fingers - challenge

Making habits; one-word resolution; cider muffins, and great reads from William Kent Krueger, Marco Missiroli, S.A. Cosby and Elizabeth Strout. Read article

Looking inward

Because it's too dark out there: On fighting the darkness with humor, some Italian treats, and great reads from Viola Ardone, Giuseppe Catozzella and Amy Lin Read article

News & Announcements

Edgar Award finalist!

'A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on The Run' is one of five finalists for an Edgar Award in the Lilian Jackson Braun category Read article

Book Launch for 'A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run

Library guest wrote the book on seniors Read article

Kirkus Reviews'A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run

Dark doings at a 'planned community' for 'active adults' Read article

Five Takeaways from 5E's Office Hours Session on Small Press Publishing

"Small Presses are not on the sidelines of the book business.
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