Thanksgiving 2008

 

Lolly & AussieLast January I started writing about our experiences during the ice storm in December 2007. While I was typing, something funny happened. Aussie, our dog, popped up on the page and started telling the story. And now it's a book! My good friend and editor, Genie Hambrick, helped polish Aussie's manuscript. My sister, Carm aka Paloma, illustrated Aussie's adventures in a wonderfully whimsical way. And Matt Goad, our brilliant graphic designer, made eye candy of it all. (See below!) Aussie's first book (and my second) is called: Aussie at the Skirvin Hilton, During the Ice Storm of 2007.      

To celebrate our new book, we are having a YAPPY HOUR Book Signing at the Skirvin Hilton on Saturday, December 6, 2008 from 2pm-5pm. Dogs, of course, are welcome!! And Aussie will be disappointed if her furry friends don't join her in tail wagging and licking humans.      If you can't come but are looking for a fun Christmas gift for a child or a dog lover, email me and I'll send you a signed copy. ($10/copy).  Soon you will be able to order them from my website.   

An excerpt from Aussie at the Skirvin Hilton:        Aussie's boy-human, Honey-No, went outside to get the paper like he always does. Honey-No is not his real name. It's just what Aussie's girl-human says to him all the time. ("Honey, no! Don't use that silver spoon to eat ice cream out of the carton!".....      Aussie's girl-human, Darling-Why, flipped open her small silver talking toy and put it against the side of her head, like she always does.  Darling-Why isn't her real name. It's just what Aussie's boy-human says to her all the time. ("Darling, why do we need to buy more dishes?".......  
 

Books, movies, ad trivia~      

Ann Patchett is coming to Oklahoma City next April, guest of the MetroLibrary "Literary Voices" program. Since I'm on the board and committee, I read her latest novel, Run, and her earlier award-winning novel, Bel Canto. Both are terrific reads.     

Run, set in Boston, is an interesting tale of connections and commitments between two families- one, Irish Catholic-the other, African American.  PYE     

Bel Canto  A lavish party in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman with entertainment by a famous opera singer in the vice president's home of a South American country turns upside down as all guests are taken hostage by political renegades. PYE      

Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall. "A truly original voice" Booklist said about Carolyn's debut novel."Brilliant storyteller" is how Martha Beck, columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, describes our own Oklahoma novelist. YBD     

The Mind of Your Story by Lisa Lenard-Cook. Excellent instruction for fiction writer-wannabe's. Moi. YBD for writers.      

PYE-Part of Your Education  YBD Your Bounden Duty    MNH- Might Need Handkerchief

 
Happy Thanksgiving!
Lolly Anderson
The Spiritual Times and Ionic Press, Out of the Status Quo