EVENTS AND SPECIALS
RISKY PURSUIT RELEASED!
PRINT COPIES $16.99 E-BOOK $5.99
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Interesting news from Publishers Weekly, July 9, 2025: Sam Spratford reports that Penguin Young Readers has partnered with Berkley Books to launch Berkley XO, an adult YA crossover imprint featuring hybrid titles that bridge the gap between YA and adult books….
such as RISKY PURSUIT
BOOK NEWS
SUMMER BOOKBLITZ – BLOGGERS FEATURE RISKY PURSUIT
JULY
“TEA, SCONES & CONVERSATION AT ST. MARK’S BOOKSTORE
A wonderful group of friends joined me at St. Marks Bookstore to celebrate the release of
RISKY PURSUIT. Most love to read and asked great questions about naming
characters, crafting characters from real people, writing fiction vs. non-fiction, the writing
process, and a possible sequel to Risky Pursuit. (I’m thinking.)
One attendee, a soccer coach, said it was a great book to entice young-adult boys to read.
It’s an Adult-YA crossover mystery/thriller with young adults, parents, and a grandparent.
The protagonist is an 18-year-old baseball player. A fun day!
AUGUST
LIGHTNING STRIKE – (William Kent Krueger) – A TIME FOR MERCY (John Grisham)
LOVING FRANK (Nancy Horan) – THE WOMEN (Kristin Hannah) – THE WITNESS (Nora Roberts)
HAMNET (Maggie O’Farrell) – ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE (Anthony Doerr) – AGAINST THE LAW (Jay Brandon
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A SONG PARODY to ADD CHUCKLES TO YOUR DAY
MAMAS, DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
3/4 time D Chord G Chord A Chord
MAMAS DONT LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
DON’T LET EM IMAGINE AND SCRIBBLE SO MUCH
MAKE ‘EM BE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND SUCH
WRITERS AIN’T EASY TO LOVE
AND THEY’RE HARDER TO HOLD
THEY THINK STORIES HAVE VALUE
THAT’S BETTER THAN DIAMONDS OR GOLD
THEY DREAM OF PLOTTING
WITH PEOPLE YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW
PLACES AND PROBLEMS THEY MAKE UP
THAT AIN’T EVEN SO
THEY’RE WATCHING A MOVIE WITH YOU
BUT THEIR MIND’S FAR AWAY
IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ‘EM AND THEY DON’T DIE YOUNG,
THEY JUST KEEP WRITING ALL DAY
MAMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
DON’T LET ‘EM IMAGINE AND SCRIBBLE SO MUCH,
MAKE ‘EM BE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND SUCH
WRITERS LIKE KEYBOARDS AND NOTEPADS
AND PENCILS GALORE
QUAINT LITTLE ROOMS WITH A VIEW
AND A LOCK ON THE DOOR
HEADS FULL OF IDEAS
AND PLACES THEY LIKE TO CREATE
THEY’RE NOT LISTENING TO YOU-
THEY’RE DREAMING UP SOMEBODY’S FATE
THEY THINK OF STORIES
AND PEOPLE YOU CAN’T EVEN VIEW,
YOU THINK THEY’RE WITH YOU
BUT THEIR MIND IS ELSEWHERE
‘THO THEY’RE SITTING THERE RIGHT BESIDE YOU
MAMAS DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS
THEY MIGHT JUST STAY HOME
AND THEY’RE HAPPY ALONE
(SLOWER)—- EVEN WITH SOMEONE THEY LOVE
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Written by Patsy Bruce and first recorded by Ed Bruce 1976. Best known recording by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson 1979. Parody by Nancy G. West ©2024
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