Author Archives: sheilawill

Books I remember

Posted on October 6, 2010 by sheilawill

The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien, Amos & Boris by William Steig, Stranger in a Strange Land, Catch-22, Gift from the Sea, Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson, Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise … Continue reading →

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Dogs are people too, or are they?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by sheilawill

This morning I was off to Pilates class on my bike. Around 30 dogs were barking in the park, their people engaged in the Yoga child’s pose, which is supposed to be relaxing. The sign said Doga Yoga. Yes, it’s … Continue reading →

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“Freedom”

Posted on October 2, 2010 by sheilawill

I’ve been aware of how often Jonathan Franzen mentions freedom in his highly touted new novel, and how often responsibility kicks in. “Freedom,” the tome I’ve been reading while flying both directions cross-country these past few weeks, is partly about … Continue reading →

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Geography of the Heart

Posted on September 29, 2010 by sheilawill

It’s foggy and cold outside, but I’m warm in the Common Good Cafe, gazing at the ocean at Seawall in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Tomorrow I’ll return to sunny Tucson. I moved from winter ice, snow and darkness on Mount Desert … Continue reading →

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Tucson Festival of Books #1

Posted on September 22, 2010 by sheilawill

Once a teacher — or a bookseller — always one. I’ve been out of the book-selling world and children’s literature loop for 13 years now. If I’ve ever had any real expertise, it was in children’s books. So when the … Continue reading →

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Walktalking

Posted on September 19, 2010 by sheilawill

Ever noticed how ideas flow more easily when you’re moving? Having your mouth going helps too; the words come out without thinking about them. Why not have business meetings walking along the Rillito, hiking up the road in Sabino Canyon, … Continue reading →

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Getting past hatred

Posted on September 15, 2010 by sheilawill

My Jewish past is complicated. I was raised hypocritical Orthodox. My mother went to synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the the year, to see what the other women were wearing. This didn’t sit well with me. Friends … Continue reading →

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“Divided Kingdom?”

Posted on September 12, 2010 by sheilawill

Once upon a time, I owned a children’s bookstore.  My two children grew up at Oz Books in Southwest Harbor, Maine, which I owned from 1982 to 1997. In a way, it seemed that we grew up together reading children’s … Continue reading →

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Read my face?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by sheilawill

OK, “Lie To Me,” the TV show premiering on Fox for its third season on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. (EST), can get kind of raunchy, so what, we’re all grown-ups here. I love the beginning of each program. … Continue reading →

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Citizen Journalism?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by sheilawill

There’s no such thing. Citizen bloggers, OK, I can live with that. Don’t we have enough media mishmash already? No one is objective, not even we journalists, not even social studies teachers or historians. But good journalists are aware. Who … Continue reading →

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