Nov
8
Katie Couric's New Gig
Just received my December (Women of the Year) issue of GLAMOUR. This issue is the debut of Katie Couric’s new column. 
Jocelyn
Dream. Believe. Create. Live. READ! Everything you ever wanted to know about the world of books from a publishing insider.
Nov
6
I have an incredibly busy weekend ahead of me. Traveling, a wedding in Newport, work, Oprah’s webcast. I’m exhausted just writing it down. But mark my words, the minute this weekend is over and things slow down I am making this deliciously simple and hearty meal that I found at one of my favorite blogs, Joanna Goddard.
Oprah's Webcast
I will be appearing on Oprah’s webcast on Monday night for SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM by Uwem Akpan. If you haven’t read this book, I strongly recommend you give it a try. If you RSVP for the event through Oprah’s website, you can receive a free download of one of the stories from this extraordinary collection.
Typically, I gravitate towards light-hearted books. I was on the Bridget Jones craze the minute those books came out and I have always loved a good “chick lit.” However, nothing, and I mean, NOTHING, makes you think like these stories do. It pushes you to look at things and immerse yourself in such heartbreaking tales that you almost want to look away, but you don’t! You keep reading because you can’t put it down and afterwards you feel changed. You feel like you understand the power of hope and grace, of resilience and gratitude.
I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy of SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM!
Have a great weekend!
Nov
3
Dave Eggers yes that Dave Eggers, reviews Kurt Vonnegut’s new short story collection Look at the Birdie, for The New York Times.
I truly believe that we need to re-discover the classics as adults. They hold completely different meanings and leave completely different impressions on our souls.
Currently Reading……
Is this book going to be my Great Gatsby…? Read fifty pages this morning before I started work and was completely captured. I was in awe. I was smiling from ear to ear thinking, now this my kind of book. I know I know, you’re thinking, what you’ve never read this before. Believe it or not, there’s a lot I haven’t read. I took my early twenties off, remember.
Nov
2
Seventy-year-old Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, could teach her successors a few things about online promotion. To help generate attention for her latest novel, THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD, Margaret Atwood is blogging, tweeting and creating a YouTube contest.
Here is an interview she did with Reuters about her latest online activity.
Tune in to tomorrow’s Oprah Friday’s LIVE. I will be Skype-ing in to talk about the upcoming worldwide webcast for Uwem Akpan’s SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM.
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