Shortly after Thanksgiving the song “We Need a little Christmas Now”[1] began to run through my head on constant repeat. It was, quite frankly, annoying. I don’t know about you, but we felt a little subdued going into the holiday season[2] this year, for reasons external and internal. I did not need Angela Lansbury being…

As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel in Miami. I spent yesterday at the Miami Book Fair, where I spoke about Sigrid Schultz, signed books, attended a couple of panels, navigated crowds, and listened to some wonderful music. It’s been exciting, humbling, nerve-wracking, and exhausting.[1] In a couple of hours I will…

I’m getting ready to go on a Boat Trip Through History with my BFF from graduate school.  We’re taking a river cruise on the Nile where we will see all the things we dreamed of as nerdy little girls who were fascinated by ancient Egypt.  Nine-year-old Pamela would have been over the moon.  For that…