The weekend was all hard work... It is a getaway week. I fly to Cairo on Thursday at noon... Read More

It's OVER! This will be the LAST "Bookselling in the COVID Era" post! In March 2020, I thought... Read More

New Orleans. Why have I never visited? I guess I thought it was all about parties, and I'm not a partier... Read More

It is a chilly bright blue morning up here. The wood fire is almost out. I looked and there was a big... Read More

The Plague. Is it over? Are we done with this mess? ... This week it was as if time restarted... Read More

April 1—no fooling! It is very cold. There will be a hard freeze overnight. The clothes I'm wearing... Read More