Patricia Harrelson

I recently had the pleasure of spending two hours in the library with Kyle. He diligently completed his schoolwork, a writing assignment, so that he could move on to the fun part: locating, purusing, and checking out books. He is … Continue reading

The book launch for Between Two Women was one year ago this past weekend. It was a fabulous party and wonderfully validating. And it was my first promotional event! In the year since, I can’t say I’ve been a highly … Continue reading

Last summer, fellow writer Kate Evans turned me on to GoodReads, a website where readers befriend one another and share book titles and reviews. It’s also a place where authors can maintain a page about their published works and invite … Continue reading

The last I heard, Anna Mae was on page 650 of the 5th book in the Harry Potter series. I distinctly remember days as a child when I was able to indulge in reading a book for hours on end, … Continue reading

My book shelves are filled with books I have yet to read and my Amazon wish list and Goodreads “to be read” list both sport a huge number of books. Not infrequently, however, someone I love speaks of a book … Continue reading

While I was traveling with Anna Mae last week, we listened to the Sorcerer’s Stone on CDs in the car. I first read this book not long after it came out. It was required reading in a class in my … Continue reading

I must admit that a long line of people stretching away from a book signing table can sure make a writer feel like an author! Beyond that snaking line, Book Launch Day was amazing in so many ways. The gathering … Continue reading

After a busy, busy week, I gave myself over to the pleasure of sitting in the recliner and reading a book: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. My first encounter with Brooks was when I read Nine Parts of Desire, … Continue reading

The smoke from a large number of wildland fires is playing havoc with my ridiculously fragile lungs. Over 300 fires started a week ago when we had lightening storms all over northern California. Soon there was a cloud of ghastly … Continue reading

21 days of influenza. 11 days of not leaving home. 4 birthdays: Cindy, Gianna, Jennie Lou, & Kyle 8 books read: Atonement, The Jane Austen Book Club, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Sticky Fingers, Emma, Second Nature, A Year of Living … Continue reading