I trust book buyers to read beyond their immediate experience, beyond their census box. This is what readers have done since literacy became commonplace, so I don’t know why that’s a great leap for our industry today. But I still hear it all the time: “Does this group buy books?” “Is this group enough of an audience?” I hear real fear in that question.
Did you know that as of Wednesday evening there was not a single damn sled you could order with your Amazon Prime subscription that would actually arrive BEFORE the storm, even if you were willing to pay extra for "same-day shipping"?
She probably meant no offense; she just forgot her manners or, more likely, slipped and gave voice to the truth she believes, the truth that lives in her head. Unlike her, I didn't have the luxury of forgetting myself or my place.
Toast! I have returned from New York and Hamilton a changed person, a better person, which may sound like unforgivable hyperbole but is the absolute my-hand-to-God Truth.
Openness in adoption means more than acknowledging the fact of the adoption, "honoring" the birth mother's decision, celebrating "Gotcha Day." Openness means that everything is on the table.
Hello, dear Toasties. Early and abbreviated Toast Points this week, as we won't be posting much over the holiday weekend -- but there will be an open thread and some classic posts from days of Toast past, so don't despair.
