Marilyn Kallet's Blog

• Books Make Great Holiday Gifts

  November 21, 2009

  • At small cost, a book can be a fantastic gift.   And if you customize it with a signature--even better!   There are so many gorgeous books available from Red Room authors--I'm partial to books by Belle Yang--but of course I would love it if you selected one of my books as a gift.  My Chanukah book, One For Each Night: Chanukah Tales and Recipes, from Celtic Cat Publishing, offers vibrant ...
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• Huntington Sharp and Jennifer Gibbons Rock!

  November 8, 2009

  • So there I was in Oakland ready to give a poetry performance--but who did I know in Oakland?  Who would show up?  Well, my freshman English advisor and Tufts professor Martin Friedman, his wife, daughters and grandchildren showed up, and Joyce Jenkins and crew showed up from Poetry Flash.   And Susan Cohen's family and friends--and and and Huntington Sharp of Red Room fame turned up looking ...
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• Promiscuous? This week my favorite bookstore is...

  November 4, 2009

  • This week my fave is Deisel Books in Oakland, because they are hosting my poetry performance on Sunday, November 8th, at 3 p.m. Independent bookstores are very brave to host poets and assorted non-John-Grishams in this economy!Please patronize your local independent bookstore. And my goddess, if you're in Oakland on Sunday, please do show up to whistle and coo. Drinks after? Reading is ...
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