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Mario here: Now that Thanksgiving is in the rearview, we are officially in Holiday mode. I've even put lights around the window. A preview of the glad tidings: This year, the Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book has partnered with Barnes & Noble to host a Holiday BOOKFAIR, ...

I hope you don’t get around to reading this until Friday or Saturday because you’re off celebrating thanksgiving. In that spirit, I want to say a personal thank you to Leia, Gina, Dottie, Vickie and Lady K, Suzi and the Tot, Michelle and RK who comment regularly, as well as all the lurkers who ...

Mario here: Harlequin has long been known for their steamy covers but now they're getting heat they'd rather not have. In case you haven't heard, the big news in the publishing world is that Harlequin is getting roasted over its decision to start a vanity press. In fact, both RWA and ...

Have to apologize to you, my friends. I’m doing the National Write a Novel in a Month thing and have not spent the time I usually do looking for interesting tidbits to share. Instead I’ve actually been (gasp) writing! Now the goal is to write 50,000 words in the month of November. I’ll be happy ...

Mario here: Ever wonder what happens when authors don't make nice at a signing? It can look like this: Ain't pretty. And there's more. See Jaye Wells and Nicole Peters trade cheap shots in Shreveport, LA. But not all signings turn into bloodlettings. Jennie Shortridge's recent ...

This week-- things that caught my eye in the paper. Anniversaries: Marines 234 Years Sesame Street 40 years Destruction of the Berlin Wall 20 years Release of Mario’s fav movie: Fight Club 10 years (More on the last one later.) First though, I want to say thank you to all our vets ...

Mario here: Thanks to Jeanne for covering for me last week. (She did a great job despite her whining about the extra work.) I'd gone to L.A. to attend a tribute to director Jes ú s Trevi ñ o by the DGA Latino Committee of the Directors Guild of America. Trevi ñ o has an extensive résum  ...

Three of our writer pals have new books (or new to mmp) out this last week. In no particular order: Nicole Peeler’s Tempest Rising From Amazon: In the tiny village of Rockabill, Maine, Jane True—26-year-old bookstore clerk and secret night swimmer—has no idea that her absent mother’s legacy ...