Fast reader, slow runner, executive director @Litquake
Berkeley, CA
Joined January 2017
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Norah Piehl retweeted
Litquake turns 25 with a determination to ‘not only survive, but thrive’
Story by @sfchronicle @hanbae on our history & bright future, as well as upcoming Fest programming w/ @KQED @paoramos & more
Read at: buff.ly/3ZRah7s..
@jackboulware
@JaneGanahl
@ncpiehl
Litquake's auction wraps up next Tuesday, 10/1. There are some pretty terrific experiences and services to bid on: your name in a Dave Eggers novel! Manuscript reviews by agents and editors! A gorgeous artist book signed by none other than Patti Smith! givebutter.com/c/litquake202…
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Darn right I used my MN coffee mug this morning—extra proud that @Tim_Walz was a teacher at my high school! #HarrisWalz2024 let’s go!
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Proud to announce that I am finally a grownup because I just spelled hors d'oeuvres correctly on the first try.
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Very pleased to start a new chapter of my professional life in July, as executive director of @Litquake. Founders @jackboulware and @JaneGanahl have created something extraordinary, and I’m so honored to have the chance to help dream up what’s next.
Getting older can be a drag, but having promising young people say they view me as a mentor is pretty darn cool—I think about my mentors from my early publishing years pretty much daily!
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Best part of book festival life? Having a stranger stop their car in the middle of the street to tell you they’ll never forget a program. Worst part? Realizing you booked five amazing sessions in the same time slot today…and you won’t get to see any of them.
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Considering hiring one of the two super fashionable girls on this third-grade field trip to be my personal stylist.
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This @PaulHollywood is rather skeptical that your candy is up to his standards. @PrueLeith @BritishBakeOff #GBBO
My 8yo transit fan wants to know: what’s your favorite ride so far today (he might be showing his cards a bit)? #totaltransit @hknightsf @peterhartlaub
I hope old age brings with it the wisdom to know precisely when each season to stop buying peaches, so that my last bite of the season's bounty can remain in my memory as juicy perfection rather than a mouthful of tasteless mush.
When my 18yo was a toddler, @bob_oakes name was among his first words (perhaps a sign I was letting him listen to too much NPR in the car . . . )Thanks for being such a consistent presence in the lives of countless Boston listeners, Bob—we’ll miss hearing your voice each morning.
Jessica’s done a great job of giving attendees a roadmap to BBF 2021! Check out her terrific (and thorough!) blog guides to various “tracks” of programming.
New at the blog: If you need a little help navigating this year's schedule, Team BBF has put together five guides to this year's Festival, which begins next week! We break down our many sessions, why you should attend, and what you'll take away from them! bostonbookfest.org/bbf-news/
I’m not going to lie, I’m feeling more than a little envious of #BKBF right now as I sit here prepping run-of-show docs for the virtual BBF. Don’t get me wrong—our event is going to be great—but I wish we were seeing smiling festivalgoers again!
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We’ve reached the point pre-BBF when I spout nonsense like “I just want to wear chenille & eat vanilla pudding” & then forget all about it until some hazy future when @jahardy will show up with a sweater & some creme brulee and it will be both utterly bizarre and totally perfect.
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Norah Piehl retweeted
Now introducing the #BBF2021 presenters! More than 90 authors, artists, poets, activists, scholars, and more will join us virtually on Oct. 16-23, with more presenters to be added soon. Learn more about them here: bostonbookfest.org/festival/…
ALT A collage of headshots of Boston Book Festival presenters
Just started taking the @MBTA regularly again this week and today, for the first time in forever, had a stranger on the bus strike up a conversation about the book I was reading. And I realized I . . . kind of missed that?
As #BBF2021 approaches, my to-do lists grow increasingly cryptic. (Part of) today’s:
Add logo to website
Return signed grant paperwork
Send sponor video specs
BIRDS!!