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Miss Pinkham’s Patent Medicine

That was some blog tour. Thanks! A writer I know joked that it sounded like an actual tour with “bloggy food.” That seems like the kind of repast which is bound to give you indigestion. In 1912 Miriam’s mother might have taken a spoonful of patent medicine (a substance that is covered by a trademark and sold without a prescription) for an upset stomach. Good for what ails you, or at least it couldn’t hurt, except when it did! As she tells Miriam in Blue Thread:

This is as harmless as Lydia Pin...

Miss Pinkham's Patent Medicine

That was some blog tour. Thanks! A writer I know joked that it sounded like an actual tour with "bloggy food." That seems like the kind of repast which is bound to give you indigestion.  In 1912 Miriam's mother might have taken a spoonful of patent medicine (a substance that is covered by a trademark and sold without a prescription) for an upset stomach. Good for what ails you, or at least it couldn't hurt, except when it did! As she tells Miriam in Blue Thread:

This is as harmless as Lydia...

And the Winner Is….Rosi

 

One of the pleasures of the blogosphere is meeting people like Rosi Hollinbeck. Okay, so Rosi isn't a superstar. Neither am I. We chanced to meet because Rosi and a bunch of other folks (thank you all!) left comments during last week's Blue Thread blog tour. Rosi won a signed copy of Blue Thread and a sample of licorice from Sweets Etc.

A former high school English teacher, Rosi works almost entirely on children's books, stories, poems, and articles, including two completed novels. She has a ...

I Interview Alex Bennett!

If you are into young adult literature and are reading my blog, you've probably already heard of Alex Bennett. He is a teen blogger, publishing intern, and writer—fifteen years old when last I checked—who contributes regularly and thoughtfully to the virtual kidlit universe. He and I aren't in the same generation; nor are we usually into the same books. Yet I enjoy reading Alex's Electrifying Reviews. Here's a virtual chat with the guy himself:

RTF: Thanks for taking the time to answer my...

Day 5: From Africa to Oz

Welcome to the final stop on the tour, aptly placed somewhere over the rainbow on the yellow brick road. Or, rather, Maeve Tynan's yellowbrickreads. Thanks, Maeve. In this interview, you'll read about Ephraim Jacobowitz, and the symbolism of shoes, and a lot more. To borrow a phrase from Maeve's blog, the tour has been "weird and wonderful."

I will select the recipient of my book-plus-sweets giveaway on Sunday at 9 p.m., Pacific time.  Feel free to leave comments here or on any of the stops...

Tour Day 4: Miranda Paul and Gambia

First I get bragging rights. Children's book author and editor Miranda Paul gives Blue Thread: "Five stars, five stars, five stars." Thanks, Miranda. Click here for her review and interview, which includes a snippet about my own great-grandmother.

Blue Thread will wind up in a library in The Gambia. For more information about Miranda's "One Million Books for Gambia" campaign for this tiny country, click here.

Day 3: YA for Adult Readers

In today's stop on the tour, Cynthia Levy talks about her reaction to Blue Thread as an adult reader.  I wonder if she knows that she's the perfect follow-on to an article in the AARP magazine last month. Young adult lit for "seniors," and I don't mean the kind in high school: what's your take?

Day 2: Thanks, Lisa. Hello, Barbara.

 

Welcome to Day Two of the Blue Thread blog tour. Thank you, Lisa Ard, for your review of the book, and for the interview. I've just finished reading Lisa's Flight Fright, a middle grade adventure and the first in her Dream Seekers series. I'm particularly intrigued by the dream gene, which allows someone to be fully present inside a dream world. Watch out if you're dreaming about eating a dozen ice cream sundaes. You'll wake up with quite a stomachache. Flight Fright is lively and...

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Day 1

Let the tour begin!

Thanks to five gracious bloggers, you can find out my take on writing fiction vs. nonfiction, why I think Pacific Northwest Jews have a history that fosters a different perspective than that of East Coast Jews, and how a copy of Blue Thread wound up in The Gambia.

You also have a chance to win a signed copy of Blue Thread and a tasty packet of licorice from Sweets Etc., the best place to buy licorice in Portland (and perhaps the world).

All you have to do to be eligible for b...

Kidlit Celebrates Wondrous Women

Fredrika Bremer joins Sarah Winnemucca, Gertrude Bonnin, Mary Edwards Walker, Maria Mozart, and about two dozen other women as the main feature in daily blog posts of KIDLIT Celebrates Women's History Month. Stop by today and learn who Fredrika was. Read the older posts. Come back tomorrow and read my post on five sisters known as the daughters of Zelophehad. Keep reading through the end of March.

Enjoy!