Monthly Archives: August 2010

BTG 018 Sign Language History, Grammar, and Word Usage with David Peach

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the post. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at GoToMeeting.com/podcast. After our audio interview, David Peach was kind enough … Continue reading →

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FFP: The Teen’s Guide to World Domination

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mignon

THE TEEN’S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION: ADVICE ON LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF AWESOMENESS by Josh Shipp (St. Martin’s Griffin) What jumps out at me first is Josh’s amazing voice. Man, this guy can write. He’s not afraid of … Continue reading →

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First-Five-Pages (FFP) Book Reviews

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mignon

I’m starting a new kind of post: First-Five-Pages Book Reviews. People send me books because they’d like me to review them, tweet about them, and post info about them at Facebook. Lots of books. More books than I could possibly … Continue reading →

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BTG017 Billion-Dollar Typo, Penguin Accepting Unsolicited Manuscripts, and More

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 17 for August 24, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading →

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BTG016 “It Was the Best of Sentences” Interview

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio interview. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the post. Interview with June Casagrande, author of Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies, Mortal Syntax, and It Was the … Continue reading →

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BTG015 Kafka, Wylie, Evanovich, E-Books, Copia, and More

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 15 for August 3, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading →

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