Magical Memoir Moments

Taking a Turn Toward the Sixties, Mennonite Memoir Style

By Shirley Showalter | September 24, 2014

1966 That’s the year I heard the gravel crunch in the driveway of our Pennsylvania farm as my parents drove me and a few worldly possessions to Eastern Mennonite College. Today I’m suddenly curious about the world I lived in then and alert to the many other windows to the past currently online. Today I’ll…

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Book Expo America: Three Tips to Keep You from Going Broke or Crazy

By Shirley Showalter | June 11, 2014

It’s all Dan Blank’s fault. Dan’s an entrepreneur and heads a company called We Grow Media. Last year he wrote about experiences on the floor of the enormous Book Expo America (BEA) in his newsletter. New York, of course, where BEA usually takes place, is also the hub of the publishing industry in America. Dan’s…

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