My awesome brother, Michael Alvear, just released a book called Not Tonight Dear, I Feel Fat (Source Books). How he ended up writing a book like this is a story in itself--it all started with a sex advice column that led to a British TV Show, to HBO airplay of said show, to appearances on The Tyra Banks Show, and to a firm belief that anything that … [Read more...] about Body Image and the Ancient World
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On Passion and Librarians
Me, Laura and Heather at the Alabama Library Association. Last week, I had the honor of speaking on a young adult panel at the annual convention of the Alabama Library Association. Seriously, you guys--a whole room full of book-loving librarians? Died and went to heaven.Authors Heather Montgomery and Laura Golden joined me on the panel. It became evident pretty quickly that … [Read more...] about On Passion and Librarians
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The Metropolitan Museum, Anubis and Me
I really can't believe that I forgot to post about this but my wonderful editor at Boyds Mill Press, Larry Rosler, got Dr. Janice Kamrin, associate curator of the Egyptian Galleries at THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART to vett my upcoming Anubis book. (And yes, I know putting things in all caps is the equivalent of yelling, but seriously, that needed to be yelled because, … [Read more...] about The Metropolitan Museum, Anubis and Me
