The price war that erupted this week among Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, and Barnes & Noble has authors, publishers, and independent booksellers nervously speculating about what the future holds for them. Ironically, Barnes & Noble, whose sheer size gave it pricing … Continue reading →
One realization does dawn upon the death of the second parent, namely that you’ve now moved into the green room to the River Styx. You’re next. Another thing about parental mortality: No matter how much you’ve prepared for the moment, … Continue reading →
I’ve re-posted these pictures from Stony Brook, NY. I took them down because there was a dispute over who actually took them, my daughter or my sister. I wasn’t there at the time, so I can’t say definitively who took … Continue reading →
