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cathe-olson's picture
Apr.30.2009
Okay -- here's the deal. My new cookbook Lick It! Creamy Dreamy Vegan Ice Creams Your Mouth Will Love will be out in a couple of weeks. Email me proof that you preordered the book and I'll enter you in a drawing to receive another copy of Lick It!(Don't you have a friend that you want to get a copy...
lisa-alcalay-klug's picture
Apr.30.2009
The "Cool Mamalahs" are not a roller derby team. Or a girl band. We're just six Jewish chicas crazy about being Jewish. And we're teaming up to give away the mother of all Mother’s Day Gift Boxes, valued at $150+, on May 10th, Mamalah's Day. (We're using Yiddish liberally these days.) *A...
kim-smith's picture
Feb.13.2009
Today I will be giving away an ecopy of my book Avenging Angel, at http://www.booksbypickles.blogspot.com  - I will be there all day to answer any questions you have for me. To enter the contest, comment either on the post about books, or on the excerpt from my book. This is a one day contest, so...
lisa-alcalay-klug's picture
Feb.03.2009
Today's Shout Outs go to the Jewish Studies Department at University of Wisconsin at Madison. Thanks for sharing the news about the honor Cool Jew took in the 2008 National Jewish Book Awards. Another shout out to Bookopolis, who awarded a giveaway of Cool Jew today to Waldman for his thoughts on...
barbara-mountjoy's picture
Dec.30.2008
One of the most common pieces of advice given to writers is "Write!" Another is "Read!" I'm currently reading Save the Cat, by  Blake Snyder, which is a book aimed at screenwriters, but applies to fiction writers in general. It's interesting to see the techniques screenwriters...
heidi-betts's picture
Dec.11.2008
I'm working to fend off a bit of a stomach virus at the moment, but that won't keep me from at least trying to spread some holiday cheer.  Please come visit my "WIPs and Chains" blog (http://www.HeidiBetts.com/WIPSandChains) & throw your name in the Santa hat for a dozen fun surprise...
elizabeth-stark's picture
Oct.21.2008
My youngest son has apparently learned the word, “Shit.” Not sure where. Must be the babysitter. Or Grandma. Sh*t! Now he is holding the dustpan, which is about the same size as himself, and saying the offending word again and again. In other news, today is my birthday and the day before my sudden...