Category: Books
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More Than This, by Margo Candela
I’ve written about my charming, witty, and always stylish friend (and writing partner) Margo Candela before, and I’ve even featured her book, More Than This, in the Galley Gossip post, Love on the Plane. Well I’ve got big news, people! Latino Literacy Now announced the winners of their 11th Annual…
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Dear American Airlines
Why oh why didn’t I think of this! Or at least something like it? As most of you know, I’ve been working on my own novel, SKYDOLL: love and sex at 35,000 feet, for some time now, which, in case you hadn’t guessed, takes place on an airplane. So whenever…
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More Than This
Summer is here and you’re looking for a good beach read, or perhaps you’re looking for something to pass the time on your next flight, well I’ve got the book for you. Though it’s not your typical romance book, it is a quick romantic fun read. Ever been at the…
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The Food You Crave
“Excuse me,” said the woman staring into my grocery cart. “What are you going to do with those?” She pointed at my squash. “I’m trying to eat healthy and well…I need some new ideas.” “Believe it or not,” I said with a laugh. “I’m going to make Macaroni and Cheese…
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17 THINGS TO DO WHEN TRAPPED AT THE AIRPORT
In case you haven’t read a newspaper in the last few days, or seen the news, or spoken to a displaced friend or relative sleeping on a cot inside an airport terminal in a strange city next to an even stranger stranger, things are a mess. American Airlines cancelled 595…
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Eat Pray Love
Last month I found myself sitting at gate 5, waiting for the flight to Dallas, eating a cheese sandwich (from Cosi of course), while simultaneously reading a book, when an older woman sat down on the tan pleather seat beside me. And I mean right beside me. Which, at first,…
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HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE A PORN STAR
A few weeks ago, after a long day at work, my husband walked into the kitchen and dropped his briefcase on the floor, his tired eyes zeroing in on the book lying oh so innocently on the counter. He looked at me. He looked back at the book. He looked…
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Lunar Park II
Like most flight attendants, I enjoy reading a good book. On the jumpseat. After the meal service of course! And one of the books I read on a jumpseat years ago flying back and forth from New York to whatever west coast city I was flying to that particular month…
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Books, Boots, Buckles and Uniforms
Originally I sat down to begin working on my novel SKYDOLL, a story about love and sex at 35,000 feet, but then somehow I sort of ended up on the Zappos.com website. Still not sure how that happened. But it happened. And boy am I glad it did, because now…
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LIFE OVER EASY
LIFE OVER EASY, that’s the name of Margo’s new book. In case you forgot, Margo is one of the women in my writing group, the one I affectionately refer to as SPICY CHAI, who just so happens to be a fantastic writer, which is why I can’t wait to read…
Heather Poole 