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I know this is old news on Facebook, but I found Lisa Chau's 25 facts about herself so entertaining--so her! love how she always manages to get to pee/poop/puke--that I thought, How cool would it be to have a full set of these, 25 facts about every one of the RED authors? Post yours?
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You better be registered to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! I mean, only actually do it once...
It's one of the most exciting privileges of living in this country, and your vote's particularly important in this election.
***REGISTER NOW (at www.rockthevote.com/rtv_register.html). It only takes a few minutes online and it just might change your ...
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Has anyone but me seen "American Teen?" Dying to hear what you think. Tell me! Yours, Amy
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Wow, been so pulled into other things RED—and, in my day-job, closing the biggest issue of ELLE ever—that I've completely neglected this blog. I'm so sorry, just haven't gotten anything of a summer this year.
But in those slivers of free time, and the pleasure of being on the other side of making a book and reading hundreds of essays, ...
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Happy spring everyone! Hey, keep us posted as you hear from colleges, will you? As someone who's on a first-name basis with a few admissions directors now, I think you can help each other. Lots of the same schools keep popping up, some of you already freshmen where some of you are headed in the fall. Ask your fellow REDs, a who just may be ...
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Which of you are going to be picking us a new president in November?
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http://groups.myspace.com/readergirlz
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Last I checked, RED's place on Amazon bestsellers for essays was between Blueberries for Sal and Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem (which you should all read if you haven't already, one of my all-time favorites). And Blueberries for Sal isn't bad either. Anyway, somehow this Sal-n-Joan place in the world for RED seems ...
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Big, bicoastal thanks to all of you who are making the efforts to fling yourself to the Bay Area (me too) for this Friday! Should be well worth the trip--this is a part of the country that really loves its books, new voices, and mother-daughter book clubs. They've been incredibly excited about and supportive of RED and can't wait to catch ...
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Did you vote today? The answer BETTER be yes if you're 18 and a part of this site...
Tell us about it: First time? Registered Democrat or Republican? How (and where, meaning YouTube or debates on TV or newspapers, etc.) did you decide who to vote for? Conflicted? Feel good about your decision? Empowered? Confused? You voting differently than ...