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A couple of days ago I caught sight of Ed's copy of The New York Review of Books lying on the kitchen table. (Where else?)
I looked at the cover, didn't see anything that caught my interest. Normally that's the end of it. I never look at the table of contents.
For some reason, though, this time I did. I opened the paper, turned to the contents, and was skimming down the list, asking myself why I was doing this since I wasn't feeling any more interested on this second pass, when suddenly I realized I was reading familiar words: Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. Which hadn't been mentioned on the cover.
I had no idea!
After I stumbled across the review I called Ed to alert him, then left the house without reading more than a few paragraphs. I hate reading reviews. Ed called later to say that it was a "rave," and I still have not read the thing in its entirety.
But I'm glad it's there.
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An "amazing tour de force" is quite the compliment. Congrats to you and Ms. Grandin!
Thank you!
I told my agent: I'm going to tattoo that comment to my forehead.
That is **the** best thing anyone has ever said to me about my work.
Big congrats! I *still* need to read your book!
Catherine, I've been reading your blog for many months but have resisted the temptation to post until now. I can't resist any longer.
Congratulations to you on this wonderful accomplishment. I'll bet I'm speaking for a lot of flies on the wall when I say that I appreciate what you do in this blog, so I'm delighted to see something this good happen to you.
And may I suggest that instead of the tattoo you consider a custom sweatshirt with a blurb from the review printed on the front. When you sit down (or stand up) to write, put on the sweatshirt to get into the right mood.
--Glen
That's awesome news!
I like Glen's idea. You can get a custom sweatshirt made, and a custom shirt for summer. They can be your good luck/inspiration shirts.
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