"A former bookkeeper with Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh was arrested over the weekend and charged with embezzling $348,975 from the popular independent bookstore" according to this story in the The News & Observer.

One co-worker stated, "We're shocked. We felt a professional closeness with her. We thought a lot of her."

Well, yuh-HUH. Isn' ( Read more... )

In early 2007 I dropped off an arc of Before/After at an independent book store near me. The person I spoke to was very excited, particularly since the story takes place in Cleveland, and also because I was the author. She asked me to sign it. We chatted. It was a nice experience for both of us, a) because she got to meet an author, and 2) it was ( Read more... )