BookGirl

This video -- made by Canadian director Andrea Dorfman using Tanya Davis 's song, Art -- reminded me of the joy that art brings me. Ma...

Interesting article in the Sunday Styles section of today's New York Times about "slow blogging" and the apparent shift in b...

I'm fortunate to be part of a group of regional bookmakers, the Slow Book Salon. The title is modeled after the "slow" moveme...

I've been meaning to write about Interlude Editions , and now's the perfect time. IE is a small organization that funds residencies...

A brief break from my posts about this summer's Penland experience, occasioned by my discovery of the blog slow reads . Glancing throug...

One of the pleasures of my two weeks at Penland was getting to spend a little time with my friend, Margaret, one of Penland's resident ...

The instructor exhibits at the Penland Gallery are always favorites of mine. You get the see the work of teachers that you're working ...

Another two terrific weeks at Penland this summer. I feel very fortunate to have this national center for art and craft virtually in my b...

Yes, BookGirl is again thinking about arts criticism (or the lack thereof). BookGirl knows she'd be better off (or at least keep her bl...

In a welcome example of trend-reversal, National Public Radio is expanding book coverage on its web site , and adding six (count 'em, si...

As both a book lover and a marketer, this video hit the spot. It's very funny, but a little sad too, if you think the many writers out ...

The Boston Globe , on its boston.com site, has a neat feature it calls The Big Picture . It includes a brief news story, but the real stor...

My few-and-far-between posts for Dan Essig 's Book-a-Day class at BookWorks have become more like a book-a-month. But if not timely, ...

I've been moving -- slowly, I know -- through the products of my BookWorks class with Dan Essig . On the fourth day ( this series is b...