Readers of Our Orbit know that the topic of foster care plays a major role in the plot and the lives of all the characters. To honor everyone who helped me learn and write about this system of neighborly care, I will be posting on this topic for the next several weeks. We start on […]
Apr 20 2015
Not Your Average Beauty Queen (Yes, it’s more CELEBRITIES!)
This post is part of an ongoing series, OMG—It’s CELEBRITIES!, presenting well-known actors to play parts in (a fantasy) movie version of the novel Our Orbit. Click here for other items in the series. Maybe I have mentioned that Our Orbit has a good-sized cast. In fact, I’ve been accused of featuring an ensemble at […]
Apr 13 2015
Stars of Book & Screen — Matinée Idol
This post is part of an ongoing series, OMG—It’s CELEBRITIES!, presenting well-known actors to play parts in (a fantasy) movie version of the novel Our Orbit. Click here to see other items in the series. ♥ ♥ ♥ As mentioned last week, yours truly has fallen “book,” line & sinker (ha-ha), for the People Magazine […]
Apr 6 2015
OMG, it’s CELEBRITIES!
I have to kick this off with a big disclaimer: I am something of a cultural snob. For many years I read nothing but classics (comes with the Ph.D. territory), and did not own a TV throughout my 12-yr. grad school career. So please understand that I’m bringing a dose of embarrassment to this project—a […]
