Packing and bookses
I've generally been a last-minute packer, although I do start accumulating piles of materials to bring with me for a trip, sometimes weeks in advance.Right now, I'm packing for both my trip to Malta...
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photo(2) Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Ho hum. Another gorgeous Mediterranean vista here in Malta. :-)Survived both waking so early (3am--gah!) and also my first RyanAir flight (no other...
View ArticleNearly-full moon, Valletta
Nearly-full moon, Valletta Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Last night I gave a talk to the Writer's Club here in Malta, and today I met with some members of We Are, the LGBT Student Union. Both...
View ArticleInterview in TV GUIDE, Malta
Interview in TV GUIDE, Malta Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. An interview with me that appeared in Saturday's TV GUIDE from the TIMES OF MALTA, in preparation for the Malta Mediterranean...
View ArticleBlue Grotto, Malta
Blue Grotto, Malta Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Ho hum. The sparkling blue Mediterranean coast in Malta. (Although we went swimming around the corner, so as not to be in the route of all the...
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blush and panic Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. What do you imagine this store sells?
View ArticleManor House Quarterly
Manor House Quarterly Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Back in Madrid again, and today's mail brought the Summer issue of MANOR HOUSE QUARTERLY, containing my translation into English of Care...
View Articlevisiting Blue Grotto, Malta
visiting Blue Grotto Malta Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Starting to get photos from some of the other writers from the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival.Here's one of me, from our visit...
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Still jet-lagged (I seem to have forgotten to post that I was in NYC for two weeks, and before that in London for the Free Verse Poetry Bookfair), but have spent the past few hours revising and typing...
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I'm off to Frankfurt tomorrow for the Book Fair (I think this is my 20th consecutive Fair) and I seem not to have gotten around to updating the previous trips to London and New York after all, although...
View ArticleBuchmesse 1
So, a long but enjoyable first day of the Frankfurt Bookfair.This is my 20th consecutive Frankfurt Bookfair, and these days, most of my actual business happens online, but it's still nice to get a...
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41 Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. I turn 41 today. Now in my 5th decade! Celebrating with a gluten-free lemon birthday cake. (Not frosted for the picture, since only frosting slice by slice,...
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Pasiones contemporáneas Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Today's mail brought my copy of PASIONES CONTEMPORÁNEAS. ARTE AMERICANO, EUROPEO Y LATINOAMERICANO DE LA COLECCIÓN SERAPIÓN & BELK...
View ArticleOn perseverance
Yesterday I got the proofs for my children's book LA CASA DE LOS ESPEJOS, illustrated by Rocío Parra Parra, which Panamericana Editorial in Colombia will be publishing in January.This will be my fourth...
View ArticleNext 2 A Midsummer Night's Press titles
Next 2 A Midsummer Night's Press titles Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Working on the proofs of the next two titles from A Midsummer Night's Press. The photo is a bit blurry, but here you can...
View Article2012 Recap
I've fallen out of the habit of charting my life instead of living it, so I don't have the data I used to post (how many books I read, how many books I wrote, how much I translated, etc.) at year's...
View ArticleHow time flies
Just updated the mini-bio on my CV since it seems I've been translating for 17 years now (my first translation, a graphic novel by Vicente Segrelles, was published in 1996).2014 will mark 20 years...
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DELETED NAMES Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. The website for A Midsummer Night's Press is still broken (sigh) but I managed to put up the pre-order information for my new collection of poems,...
View ArticleIBBY Outstanding Books for Young People 2013
IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People 2013 Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. How exciting! I just heard from IBBY (the International Board of Books for Young People) that they've chosen my...
View ArticleLight's Volition by Luis Armenta Malpica
Voluntad de la Luz de Luis Armenta Malpica Originally uploaded by desayunoencama. Here's the cover of my translation of VOLUNTAD DE LA LUZ by Luis Armenta Malpica, co-published in a bilingual...
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