Promising Books of 2010

Jan. 30, 2010 Here are some of the promising books I’ve been editing lately: •Isabella Propeller by John Aldridge. An intriguing little story (with a playful name!) based on the legend of the Blowing Rock in North Carolina. An inquisitive little girl, a vintage beanie found in grandmother’s attic, a magical red feather—and Wind Keeper, [...]

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Social Media Helping Haitian Relief So much has been going on in Haiti the last two weeks, and I’m fascinated by how involved we all are through the Internet. The Mashable site I follow on Twitter reported today that Mac and iphone communities raised more than $143,000 in relief efforts in just days: http://mashable.com/2010/01/22/indierelief-results/ My [...]

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Put Springmingle on the Calendar, Feb. 26-28

Putting Christmas “away” seems to take just as much time as getting it “up.” My youngest college child just left to go back to campus this week, and so I’m playing catch-up on writing, editing, and putting away all of the decorations that we Episcopalians tend to leave up until Epiphany, January 6. (Yes, Virginia, [...]

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“Big Box, Little Box” Review

‘Big Box, Little Box’ Delivers Inspiring Message to Kids Atlanta—Self-esteem doesn’t come in a box but potential does in the inspirational new children’s book Big Box, Little Box: How to Load Your Truck. Written by Damien K.H. Nash and Kathy Nash, Big Box, Little Box is the imaginative story of a frightened “little box” that [...]

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