Posts by Lori Duff

When I read a book, the spine cracks. The pages absorb the oils of my fingers and occasionally bend or tear when I turn them. I have a large collection…

I don’t think being friends with Robin Merle is dangerous, at least I hope not, but being friends with some of her exquisitely named characters might be. Spike? Mozzarella Klien?…

Let us begin thusly: I cannot sing. I am very musical in other respects and am well trained enough to know this is not simply an opinion. I cannot sing…

My son recently invited me to drive with him across the country. He was moving from Connecticut to San Francisco and, although I’m sure a part of him wanted me…

I’m not normally a romance reader, because I’m not into two-dimensional characters and formulaic plots. But I loved The Champagne Crush because it was like diving into a luxurious world…

If I had to pick one word to describe the shape of my body, it would be “bloppy.” Bloppy is not a shape that can be mathematically spelled out using…

Stephanie Maley is a really nice person. I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting her in person several times, unlike most of my writing friends, whose relationship remains mostly virtual.…

The older I get, the less I want to be out in public. Which is good, because the older I get, the less I should be out in public. Let…

This one was fun and different for me. Betsy’s book was the first non-fiction book I’ve ever done B/B/B with and I think it worked well. It helped that it…

In the ineffective way that Michael Scott declared Bankruptcy on The Office[1], I do hereby declare a moratorium on emails.  I think ten days would do it. Let’s just go…