Tag: Writing
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Live Chat with the Readers of Tomato Nation for Going in Circles
Today! 7:30 Eastern, 4:30 Pacific… I don’t know what time that is for you Australians. Over here on Sarah’s page I’ll be live-chatting with her readers, answering questions about Going in Circles. Come join in the fun!
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Tomato Nation Read Along — Going in Circles
Move over, Oprah. Sarah Bunting’s starting up her own book club. Her readers voted and chose Going in Circles as their first selection. They spent the past few weeks reading and today they begin their discussion in this thread following Sarah’s review. I will also be participating in a live chat with the readers of…
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Oprah.com: Show Me Who You Really Are — How Roller Derby Can Save Your Life
I got so excited about this I screwed up the update twice. When times get tough, tough girls get rolling. At least that’s what Pamela Ribon says. The author of Going in Circles (which she affectionately refers to as Eat, Cry, Shove) extols the virtues of roller derby, why it worked better than therapy when…
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Lots of Seven People!
Thanks again to all these pretty people who came out to the downtown Borders in Washington, DC this past weekend. Thanks to the fantastic people who worked the store (special thanks to Annika, who I think we might have turned into a derby girl), Morgan Davidson for her tireless efforts at getting me in that…
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east coast | west coast
People in the Washington DC area: Please Come See Me. Friday, June 18th, 6:30pm Washington, D.C. – 18th & L St – Borders 1801 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 I have a feeling there’s going to be about six people there and I’m going to feel guilty and end up taking everybody to dinner.…
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good reviews and me dorking out on someone else’s website.
I love largehearted boy. First of all, he says nice things about me: Few writers are as funny as Pamela Ribon, who infuses her novels with satirical humor alongside honest glimpses into our most intimate relationships. Going in Circles is her new novel, a work that blends divorce, heartbreak, roller derby, and friendship into one…
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anxiety
Mom just brought me a chewable calcium supplement. Two, actually. “One for later,” she said, because Jason told her that Dr. Oz said somewhere that we can only absorb so much calcium at one time, so we need to take it in two doses. I am terrible at remembering to take vitamins, but I’m even…
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I Didn’t Fall! (But I Almost Fell. Right When I Got to the Podium. (Forward!))
The book signing went well! By the end of the hour it looked like a Derby Gang had shown up to be my bodyguards, and perhaps their intimidating size could be the reason the place sold out my books before everybody got a chance to get a copy. Note to writers: get a gang. When…
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friendly reminder: this weekend
People of the Los Angeles area! I’m doing a reading/signing at the Barnes and Noble at the Grove tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. No, really! Please come. This is me inviting you.
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Hi! This is awkward, right?
First I wanted to thank those of you who have written personally or blogged publicly about how much you enjoyed/identified with Going in Circles. Your words are very kind, and truly appreciated. I mentioned earlier that All You Magazine has chosen Going in Circles as its Book Club Selection for May. They’ve now posted their…