Comments for Kathleen Rooney

Comment on Artifice magazine’s lofty launch party… by Tadd Adcox

Tadd Adcox — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:48:08 +0000

Thanks for joining us, and for the reading! You were awesome, as always.

Comment on Artifice magazine’s lofty launch party… by Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:53:48 +0000

Thanks, man.

Comment on Artifice magazine’s lofty launch party… by Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:21:50 +0000

Nice outfit!

Comment on The most beautiful words in the English language are Book Cellar. by Melanie Benjamin

Melanie Benjamin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:02:37 +0000

It was so lovely to meet Christina and you last night, Kathleen! Loved your reading, and I hope you can spin this moment into some career gold!

Comment on Women and Children First hears it first by Martin Seay

Martin Seay — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:21:28 +0000

Special thanks to Spencer and Kristen for ably embodying the concept of “standing room only” in the photo above . . .

Comment on Women and Children First hears it first by beth rooney

beth rooney — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:15:01 +0000

It was a great reading and the cookies were perfect! I will send you the pictures I took later tonight!

Comment on Win, Lose or Draw. by Tweets that mention Win, Lose or Draw. -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Win, Lose or Draw. -- Topsy.com — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:46:13 +0000

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Comment on Sexy time. by Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:15:46 +0000

Now that song is totally in my head. But it’s worth it to know those fun facts; can’t wait to read the book, and to read it with that background in mind!

Comment on Sexy time. by Matty Byloos

Matty Byloos — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:19:39 +0000

Holy small world. That top ten list features the Sam Benjamin book on it as well. When you receive Don't Smell the Floss and read the story, "My Friend the Pornographer," understand that my FRIEND in that story was actually Sam Benjamin. My good goodness this IS a small world after all.

Comment on Colleen Mondor is seriously grossed out… by beth rooney

beth rooney — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:02:29 +0000

I am glad she reviewed the book, but she seemed to be confused about what she wants to read. Freaking out for several paragraphs because of a Brazilian Wax? Really? Why are some subjects categorically off-limits to her in terms of their worthiness for being written about? Then she is upset because Kathy draws larger conclusions about the drunks at a bar, pointing out that they aren’t just drunks and fit into a larger picture about manners and the way in which some men think women are to be treated? Then later on she say “You can write about interesting people and places and big ideas”–it seems like she just described a bigger idea and condemned it. Then the reviewer comes back to the wax! Something obviously compelled her to finish the book, provoked her enough to write an insulting and not insightful review, make fun of the you (Kathy), your husband and your writing without really talking about the writing itself. Many high school girls will grow up to get Brazilian waxes, and many of them will have to contend with chauvinistic behavior from men–sparing them that or saying such things just should not be written about seems shortsighted.