Did I say remarkable? Strike that, I meant fabulous. Check out this photo essay of a day in the life of professor and writer Darin Strauss. I wonder if his talent and photogenic quality will just sort of ... rub off on me? Sink in via osmosis?
Speaking of talent, I've recently hired Bianca Stone to illustrate my first book cover. That process is in early stages, and as we know, anything can happen--but it's not too early to laud her gorgeous illustration for Ana Bozicevic's book.
A fun and nervy part of working on a first book is asking for blurbs. "I read the whole thing" would be fine (takers? Mom?). I want to ask my dream blurb-er, Li-Young Lee, who is teaching at this year's Kundiman Retreat. (What? He's what, where?) I remember clutching a copy of "Rose" at his reading in San Francisco, circa 1994. Years later, I drove him around in a mini van when he read at University of Maryland.
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Finally, I want to congratulate my coworkers for their new writing projects unveiled this week. Adam Soldofsky is the author of pamphlet #49 published by Greying Ghost Press, and Zachary Sussman launched his website The Verbose Vine, which compiles his prolific work as a wine writer. Happy reading!
