Day Three at @Ragdale

My first few days at Ragdale have been productive, enlightening, and relaxing. This place has a lot of history and charm.

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I'm a Giver...for World Book Night US (@wbnamerica)!

I applied and was chosen as a World Book Night (WBN) America giver! So exciting to share the love of books with those who don't often read because of circumstances. I'll make sure to keep you updated on how it goes.

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Napa Valley & Santa Fe: Two Conferences, Two Perspectives

This year I did not one but two writing conferences back-to-back on the west coast. This called for lots of heat and water and immersing myself in the arts. I was glad to do so, but after a couple weeks did miss home, sort of.

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MIA for Writing Conferences

I'll be offline for a couple weeks attending writing conferences but will be back with conference updates and a cookbook giveaway!

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Book Expo 2012: Lots to Celebrate (and Learn)

This year Book Expo of America (BEA) was held on a timid weather week in New York City (and it was announced that Book Expo will continue to be held in NYC until 2015). There were many award-winning authors, publisher anniversaries celebrated, and much discussed in terms of what and how to bring books to consumers. BEA was held in conjunction with IDPF and BlogExpo at Jacob Javits Center in midtown Manhattan.

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