Tag Archives: Books

Whither Borders goeth, I wilt go

Posted on January 5, 2011 by jenniferlarsonwrites

I’ve been reading and hearing rumors that Borders, the big bookstore chain, is in trouble. The Street ran a big column yesterday about the possibility that the company is facing a bankruptcy filing. The article noted that the Wall Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Amazon, backruptcy, Barnes & Noble, Books, booksellers, bookstores, Borders, browse, Davis-Kidd, free, library, merge, Nashville Public Library, OutLoud, reserve, serendipity, super-saver, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Books you should read

Posted on July 24, 2009 by jenniferlarsonwrites

Man, I am so behind on this blog! Insert litany of excuses here: freelance projects, blah blah blah, visit from family, blah blah blah, preschooler out of school, blah blah blah, more freelance work, blah blah blah, not feeling well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Freelancing | Tagged 1960s, account, Books, freelance, journalist, Kathryn Stockett, maid, Outcasts United, reporting, soccer, The Help, Warren St. John | 1 Comment

What I will do on my summer vacation

Posted on May 20, 2009 by jenniferlarsonwrites

I’m having a pretty good spring so far. I’ve landed a few assignments for new clients. I recently finished up one long-range project. I’m getting semi-regular assignments from a client that I’ve worked with for a long time. I’m feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Medical Writers Association, assignment, Association of Health Care Journalists, blogging, Books, business cards, Candace Bushnell, career, Cleaving, client, Covington, Education Writers Association, freelance, Freelancing, genre, Hallie, journalist, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, list, membership, One Fifth Avenue, organization, pitch, professional, query, Salvation on Sand Mountain, schools, Society of Professional Journalists, spring, story, strategy, summer vacation, website, well written, writer, writing, writing assignment | 4 Comments

Which one of these is not like the others?

Posted on February 20, 2009 by jenniferlarsonwrites

How’s this for random? My Amazon.com recommendations today include 1) Sometimes I Wonder if Poodle Like Noodles by Laura Numeroff, author of my son’s beloved If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… books, 2) Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged algorithm, Amazon, Beowulf, bob woodward, book, Books, English teacher, high school, If you give a mouse a cookie, Laura Numeroff, ninth grade, Numeroff, recommendation, Seamus Heaney, series, the war within: a secret white house history, Woodward | Leave a comment

The book you couldn’t–or wouldn’t–finish

Posted on February 18, 2009 by jenniferlarsonwrites

Admit it. You have one. You must have one. A book that you just couldn’t finish. A book that you just didn’t like. And you’re not going to apologize for it anymore. Author Brendan Halpin couldn’t get through A Confederacy … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged a confederacy of dunces, a prayer for owen meany, augusten burroughs, book, Books, dan brown, finish, freakonomics, greatest, gregory maguire, herman melville, Ivy League, john irving, john kennedy toole, moby dick, novel, read, running with scissors, the brothers karamazov, the davinci code, wicked, written | 6 Comments

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