Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018

I went on line this morning before reading the newspaper paper.  For days I have been wanting to buy something.  The hunger to shop was just too strong.  So, I bought MY YEAR OF DIRT AND WATER, Journal of a Zen monk’s wife in Japan, by Tracy Franz. Actually, I bought two copies to give for Christmas gifts to my family.  When I read it several months ago, I liked it and now keep thinking about the stories she tells.  I was also impressed that it had been reviewed by the New York Times. How does a book become reviewed by the NYT, the holy grail of publishing?