I’ve just received word that Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage will be published by Lübbe in the summer of 2008. I knew the German rights had been sold but hadn’t heard anything specific until now. I’m very excited! The title for their edition will be Handbuch für Verliebte, which translates as Manual […]
Month: August 2007
UMass Dartmouth Alumni Magazine writeup
A feature about me and the collection and site and book appeared in the Spring 2007 edition of the UMass Dartmouth alumni magazine. I did the interview back in January I think. The magazine came out in June, and their Web site recently posted it online. UMass Dartmouth used to be called Southeastern Massachusetts University, […]
1941: The Blossoming of Love
I’m pretty much an idiot when it comes to dating (why do you think I have all of these books, anyway?), and one thing I’m still pretty awkward about is using the word boyfriend, particularly when introducing him to people. Every time I say it I giggle, for no good reason! It’s horrible, I know! […]
1929: Personal Hygiene
Wooweee is the D.C. area hot this weekend! Even with the mid-afternoon hours wasted away napping in the central air conditioning (not even the dogs want to go outside), it’s been pretty unbearable. And in the short time I did spend outside, well, I’ll be honest, I’ve been perspiring quite a bit. What’s a girl […]