Just a quick cheers and hooray to my friend Julie, of the fabulously fun Tacky Treasures, and her soon-to-be husband Bob. If you’re looking for any marriage advice, you know where to look, right guys?
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Free Books!
No, not free books for you, sorry. Unless you head over to where I was yesterday afternoon — The Book Thing in Baltimore, Maryland, where you can take as many free books as you can carry (really!). It’s a fabulous place, particularly for an addict like me. I hadn’t been in a few years, so […]
Bust magazine: Tales from the Dating Crypt
My author buddy Diane Mapes published an article in Bust magazine (the Feb/Mar 07 issue) titled “Tales from the Dating Crypt,” and I’m quoted! She takes “aim at some tenacious myths surrounding courtship that have plagued single women for centuries” and thereafter “blow[s] them out of the water for good.” I’m cited in paragraph two, […]
And MetaFilter, too
I just checked my stats and realized I got a ton of referrals from MetaFilter the other day. Welcome to you all, too!
Recent Press Mentions
I’m slowly recovering from the activities of last week. The long weekend helped! Meant to post earlier about these two write-ups from last week. Here they are: The first was on The Washington Express web site–unfortunately I didn’t realize the interview was being transcribed, so there are an embarrassing number of “so, like, ” phrases […]
Single State of the Union Now Shipping
Just a note to let you know that Single State of the Union: Single Women Speak Out on Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness is now shipping from Amazon. I contributed an essay, using classic advice for the unmarried, titled “Single Blessedness.” More about the book in this previous post.
Reminder: Love and Chocolate at the Library
If all goes well and the weather doesn’t force the federal government to close all day, I’ll be speaking tomorrow–about my collection, the Web site, the book, and love advice–at the Library of Congress. I’ll also be signing books while attendees partake in some fabulous chocolate treats and browse a display of etiquette, romance, and […]
Valentine’s Day LibraryThing Book Pile
LibraryThing (where I am slowly cataloging my book collection) is having another book pile contest, and this time we’re invited to submit a Valentine’s Day pile, among other topics. How could I resist? Here’s my entry: For those of you curious about the books I used, here they are top to bottom:~Love’s Coming of Age, […]
A few readings
I’m on a few archives-related listservs at work and stumbled across a couple of things this week that I thought readers of Miss Abigail might be interested in: 1) An article in the Guardian about the discovery of some historic papers showing how girls in the U.K. were educated, including “housewifery,” where the girls were […]
Single State of the Union
Some of you may have seen the interesting news today in the New York Times: 51% of Woman Are Now Living Without a Spouse (registration required I believe). The article begins: “For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New […]