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Spotted: How to Be Inappropriate, face out at Women and Children First bookstore, Chicago.

Thanks to Michelle, my old student who will be attending Northwestern’s MFA program in creative nonfiction (!), for sending this pic. I love that this is in the Essays section–not complaining about getting placed in the Humor section at Barnes … Continue reading

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Listen to me read “Revising the Footlicker Story” on broadcastr.com.

Forgot to write about this when it happened and also when this new storytelling platform-social media-site-portal, broadcastr, went live, but here goes. So I recorded “Revising the Footlicker Story” and another piece (“The Difference Between Chickens and Goats”) last December … Continue reading

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Nino James does cover version of How to Be Inappropriate cover.

I think Nino James did this as an assignment or something? Whatever is the case, I’m loving it. From Nino’s Flickr page.  

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Broken Pencil reviews How to Be Inappropriate: “a thoroughly enjoyable read.”

Check it out here. Sometimes I think we should have picked a different cover, since so many reviews tend to focus on how the cover gives off a more inappropriate vibe than the writing.  Then I scratch myself somewhere all … Continue reading

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That was quick: Mickey Hess blurbs How to Be Inappropriate, via The Rumpus.

As part of a project/offer/stunt, writer Mickey Hess has offered to blurb any book within 24 hours. He made his offer on The Rumpus, the online magazine for very smart people. I should have given him one of my unpublished … Continue reading

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