Month: October 2011

FOODIE FRIDAY: Q&A with author/cook DOMENICA MARCHETTI (Pt. 1 of 2)

Welcome to FOODIE FRIDAY! October is officially DOMENICA MARCHETTI month! Every Friday in October, we’ll be featuring a Foodie Friday blog devoted to food critic/journalist/cook/author Domenica Marchetti. Today features part 1 of our two-part Q&A with Domenica. I worked with Domenica when we were both reporters for The Detroit News back in the early ’90s.…
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Winner of Sonya Sones Book Contest Announced!

Welcome to WRITER WEDNESDAY! Today we announce the winner of the signed book giveaway contest with author/poet SONYA SONES! We chatted with Sonya Sones on September 21, 2011 about her debut adult novel, THE HUNCHBACK OF NEIMAN MARCUS (Harper 2011). Sonya is also the author of several acclaimed, best-selling YA novels and is famous for…
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MUSIC MONDAY: Meet “Fever”‘s Susan Whitall! (Pt. 1 of Q&A)

Welcome to MUSIC MONDAY! I have a special treat for you – a two-part Q&A with author and music critic SUSAN WHITALL. I worked with Susan at The Detroit News in the early ’90s. She was a fantastic writing mentor to me, and we would have very long phone and email chats about how much…
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