Pamela Ribon

Month: July 2004

  • Yeah, so…

    Here’s what I’m trying to do tonight.  I have these book donations in my inbox and it’s been a week since I’ve posted here and in a lovely turn of events it appears that the staph, it is back.   The surgeon said on Monday I looked all healed and yesterday I got another painful…

  • Letter From a Santee Branch Librarian

    [readermail] The Santee Branch Library thanks you posting the library’s name.  Alison King of San Francisco found the library and sent two books.  What a great service you are providing!!      Jo Routhier Santee Branch Librarian [/readermail]

  • Dan continues regretting

    Yeah, this pretty much feels like my fault, too.

  • Children’s writer Paula Danziger, 59,

    Children’s writer Paula Danziger, 59, best known as the author of The Amber Brown series and THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT, died yesterday from complications following a heart attack. Penguin notes in a statement, “Danziger has published over 30 books, with millions of copies in print. Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer…

  • 293 Donations!

    [readermail] Pam, The Children’s librarians here at the Vista Branch just gave me their most recently Amazon packing slips for our Wish List file. Books from Topeka KA, Edina MN, Portland OR, Los Angeles CA, Long Beach CA, Stamford CT, and Davidson NC. Who would have ever believed it possible! I can’t wait for our…

  • Hi Pamie– I just wanted

    [readermail] Hi Pamie– I just wanted to give you an update on my donation of the Spiderwick Chronicles to the Fletcher Hills Public Library. I received a very nice thank you note from the Branch Operations Manager today, thanking me on behalf of the staff and patrons of that Library for my gift. I don’t…

  • Hi Pamie! Just checked your

    [readermail] Hi Pamie! Just checked your website and once again your donors have amazed me. The UPS man was just here and the first three packages have arrived. We’re sooo excited and feel truly blessed by your readers’ generosity. Please thank everyone for including our little branch in this program and we love reading their…

  • Pamie – I’m attaching a

    Pamie – I’m attaching a

    [readermail] Pamie – I’m attaching a not-so-wonderful photo (I’m in the green, Brenna is in the Summer Reading t-shirt) of the stack that was delivered the other day. It’s as tall as Brenna! (She’s the Branch Librarian). Again, thanks for thinking of us. The response from around the country is inspiring! Barbara [/readermail]

  • How to Get a Book Deal

    The former Senate aide, who serviced inside-the-Beltway players and blogged about it Jessica Cutler’s THE WASHINGTONIENNE, to Kelly Notaras at Hyperion, in a significant deal ($251,000 – $500,000), for publication in summer 2005, by Michael Carlisle and Pilar Queen at Carlisle & Company (NA). The author will also pose for Playboy. In what issue? The…

  • Dan really, really, really hates the Post

    You’ll see this elsewhere. Hell, I’ve already posted this elsewhere. But, I mean, come ON: Dem Picks Gephardt As VP Candidate Come ON, New York Post. You get to report. You DO NOT GET TO DECIDE. The conspiracy-loving part of me says that they did this on purpose so they could tell us later that…