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“If you’re not in the obit, eat breakfast” advice from Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Kirk Douglas, Norman Lear, Betty White, Tony Bennett & more

By Melanie Maxwell (May 25, 2018)

Carl Reiner, George Shapiro, Mel Brooks & Norman Lear in HBO’s “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast”

How did I NOT know about this until tonight? After an exhausting week […]

By | February 24th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Why only 44?


“The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World” 
By The Staff of The Undefeated, ESPN
HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) • 2019 • 96 pages • $17.99

In celebration of Black History Month

Featured on “The View” as […]

By | January 25th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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20,000 attend The San Diego Union-Tribune’s 3rd Annual Festival of Books

By Melanie Maxwell

Who here loves to read books, magazines and newspapers?

Who loves to write magazine and newspaper articles, books, blogs or journal?

  • Dr. Zoolittle entertains young readers at the San Diego […]
By | August 28th, 2019|Author Events, Books, San Diego|0 Comments
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Ann Patchett’s list of bookstores worth traveling to

Ann Patchett with her dog Sparky, one of six shop dogs at Parnassus Books in Nashville, which she co-owns with Karen Hayes (Photo by Heidi Ross)

Did anyone else fall in love with the New York Times‘ Travel section this past Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016? It was a […]

By | December 15th, 2016|Books|0 Comments
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Welcome to my blog!

Here, I write about my travels, dining destinations, books I discover, author events I attend and other adventures.

Feel free to comment on any of my posts. I look forward to connecting with you!

Melanie Maxwell – Writer/Author/Magazine Publisher

Meditation Gardens and hermitage at Self […]

By | December 13th, 2016|San Diego|0 Comments
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