Hanging with the Cake Creators
Louis Sachar loves the game of bridge. When he decided to write a novel about bridge-players, “My publisher, my editor, my wife and my agent all said I was crazy. ‘No one’s going to want to read a book about bridge!’ they told me on more than one occasion.” Add me to that list. I gave Sachar’s The Card Turner a good try. You would [...]
by Kristen Carson It was the summer of sister visits and beach trips and graduations. I had a lot to celebrate. A little too much, in fact. By the time the parties were over, my stomach felt so packed, I couldn't bend. I'd had enough. I walked into Jenny Craig and told the counselor that I wanted to undo twenty years’ worth of mistakes. Thus [...]