Book writer

When I heard that Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief, was visiting Denver, I actually gasped out loud. The Book Thief has been influential in my writing and reading life in more ways than I can name. Suffice it to say that I have about a million favorite books, but when forced to choose just one, I say The Book Thief. The characters don't let you go, the plot is so original, and to say the writing style is beautiful is an understatement. So of course I jumped at the chance to hear Zusak…

““All scholars are a bit mad.” ― A.S. Byatt, Possession”

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Heyyyyy Readers! Wow, It has been MONTHS since I’ve blogged and spoke to you all. I know many of you have been cooped up in the house for days and some of us, for weeks as of Today. For the essential workers, this obviously doesn’t apply to you and I want to say THANK YOU for keeping the WORLD movin