Hello Mastodon Peeps.
I have a birth announcement.
(Yeah, I know it's corny, but I've been creating birth announcements for each book, beginning with my firstborn novel in 2001. Back then I didn't have photoshop.)
(Edited because I had the wrong date of my firstborn. My oldest is over 21!)
And now, a moment of reflection. After so many books (and several decades of writing) I understand that writing books is a way to leave my footprint on the earth. My contribution: Books that go to schools and libraries.
(Not that I am going anywhere. I intend to live forever. But occasionally I suppose we all think about mortality.)
@Teri_Kanefield That's a really good way to think about it. And so there are three genders: male, female, and book π
BTW even postpartum depression is a thing with books, and with dissertations...
Immortality, nah. I wouldn't want to live forever. Your books though, I have no doubt they'll endure and educate future generations long after we are gone.
Congratulations on another excellent addition to your glowing (and growing) body of work.
A first for me!
@amyedge I had a head's up from the publisher, but I didn't know the content. They said the NT Times was "excited" about my book so they were optimistic. To me it meant "I'm set up for a fall."
Then my humor took over and I said, "If it's a bad review, I frame it with the caption, At Least I Was Invited to the Party."
A friend in New York saw it first and said "don't worry. It's good."
oooooo, I get to be the first to congratulate you on the interwebs!
Go Teri! Go Teri! Go Teri!
Congratulations Teri!!! π
@Teri_Kanefield
I didn't think 'Corny'. I thought 'Clever'.
It stopped me scrolling and caused me to look. And now here I am commenting.
Congratulations!
πΊ π· π πΉ π
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That's really clever and fun
They're sort of opposites, though, no? With books, the creation is the hard part and the maintenance work is easy
Looking forward to reading it
@MillardPhillmore I don't! But if you have a nearby bookstore, they can order it for you (if they don't have it in stock!)
That way you can support a local business.
And quite a book it is! Everyone, no matter how young or old, should read it to better understand our Bill of Rights, its history, and its importance to us all.
https://agoodreedreview.com/2025/04/05/book-rebels-robbers-and-radicals/
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