{"id":529,"date":"2010-06-19T10:27:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/?p=529"},"modified":"2010-06-19T10:27:48","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T15:27:48","slug":"the-mystery-of-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/the-mystery-of-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I did an interview with the Louisville Courier-Journal that’s going to run tomorrow (Sunday.) \u00a0Since so many newspapers put their content online in advance, I ventured to the internets to see if I could get a preview.<\/p>\n

A preview was indeed what I got, as in a teaser that did not give the full story, so now I am very curious! \u00a0I get the sense it will be positive (features usually are), but there’s still that lingering wonder of, “What did I say that they will and won’t use? \u00a0Will they emphasize something I said that was totally uninformed\/dorky\/not really representative of me, even though I said it?” \u00a0What direction do you<\/em> think this will go in?<\/p>\n

In Arts<\/h3>\n

Author Jessica Leader has gone where few adults dare: back to seventh grade. If diving into the emotional lives of 13-year-old girls sounds as dangerous as swimming with sharks, Leader is living proof that you can go home again and emerge unscathed.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m wondering if it will show that even if the characters in <\/span>Nice and Mean are, by turns, catty, manipulative, insecure and over-dramatic (and creative and resourceful and resilient, of course)–their creator, moi, is mature, thoughtful, poised, the possessor of excellently polished toenails, &c &c. \u00a0So I can’t wait to read it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I am sure it will mention my toenails. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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