Sara J. Henry's Blog, page 15

"The List: Nine Summer Reads"

Learning to Swim made this cool list of nine summer reads at Savvy Mom. Others on the list are Then Came You (Jennifer Weiner), Turn of Mind (Alice LaPlante), Before I Go to Sleep (SJ Watson), State of Wonder (Ann Patchett), The Three Weissmanns of Westport (Cathleen Schine), The Sorcerer's Apprentices (Lisa Abend), Beasts of New York (Jon Evans), and The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine (Alina Bronsky).



Here's what the writer said:

Sara Henry's debut novel, Learning to Swim, starts...

"Seeing Your Lacrosse Sticks Won't Make Me More Interested in Them ..."

Because my friend Quinn makes me laugh, and delight in her ability to write incredibly witty treatises, and because this so well expresses this whole topic far far better than I could dream of:

Let me clear the air right now; there is no woman over the age of five who doesn't know you have a penis. Barring some sort of fireworks incident we're pretty certain it's there, and we also understand you know it's there. It probably looks much like other penises, but slightly different in its...

"Seeing Your Lacrosse Sticks Won't Make Me More Interested inThem ..."

Because my friend Quinn makes me laugh, and delight in her ability to write incredibly witty treatises, and because this so well expresses this whole topic far far better than I could dream of:

Let me clear the air right now; there is no woman over the age of five who doesn't know you have a penis. Barring some sort of fireworks incident we're pretty certain it's there, and we also understand you know it's there. It probably looks much like other penises, but slightly different in its...

When Three Female Writers Get Together ...

 At the signing table at a writer's conference last week with Amy King and Adrienne Kress - all our books were sold out, so we had nothing to do but clown around. Yes, this was impromptu. Can you guess which one of us is also an actress?[image error]

Tales from the Dark Side of Bookstores

Tales from a London bookseller (Jen Campbell):

Customer: Do you have this book *holds up a biography* but without the photographs?

Me: I think the photographs are published alongside the text in every edition.

Customer: Why?

Me: I suppose so you can see what everyone looked like.

Customer: I don't like photographs.

Me: Ok.

Customer: Could you cut them out for me?

Me: .......

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Customer: Hello, I'd like a copy of 'The Water Babies,' with nice illustrations. ...

Things You Wonder About from Craiglist Ads

I do want to make clear that I am not nor have ever been nor am planning to be a nudist - but perusing the "housing wanted" ads on Craiglist on the outlook for a possible summer roommate to help with dog-sitting, I stumbled across this one.



(I haven't blocked name or phone number because, well, this is a public listing.)





There are so many ways to parse this and so many ways this makes me wonder:

What is a family nudist?
There are nudist houses in my neck of the woods?
"I am ready" - for...

Amazon, Dunno Why You're Pushing My Book

... but I do appreciate it. This from a recent email blast:



 (Of course I want you to support your beloved local bookstore - but, for those folks who don't have local bookstores, there's Amazon.)[image error]

Yes, I'm in New York City: BEA and Backspace

Anyone going to BEA in NYC wanting a signed copy of my book: the MWA booth, #4482 (I've always wondered when I'd be reduced to using three acronyms in a sentence, and now I've done it - maybe the hyperlinks make it a forgivable offense) at 2 pm today, Wednesday.



Friday I'll be on a panel at the Backspace Conference at 11 am, but also hanging out in the vicinity (that usually means the bar, or the cocktail reception) with my gang of writer friends Thursday and Friday evenings.



Forgive my bre...

I Don't Mean to Disrespect Anyone's Beliefs ...

... but I find this quite funny - from "It's Happening: Top Ten Rapture Pics"





from Mashable - @MichaelBrower
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Come See Northshire Bookstore and Me May 21

If you haven't yet visited the amazing, wondrous store that is Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont - come visit this Saturday, May 21, when I'll make my debut Vermont appearance at this store at 7 pm. I'm proud to say that Learning to Swim is a staff pick there - come listen, visit, and, if you want, get a signed book.



But come early so you can browse. Seriously. It's an enormous store, but with great nooks and crannies, and handwritten recommendations posted on the shelves. M...