Interviewed senior music specialist @markeden58 on @wypr881FM about Stephen Sondheim's archives @librarycongress.

Honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from my high school alma mater, Cleveland's Laurel School. Besides my acceptance speech, I participated in two panel discussions, including a lively one on “Storytelling in Today's Media Landscape.” Thanks, Laurel!

Writing workshop, Pet Pen Pal, at Light St. branch of @prattlibrary, 11 am, 4/26. Write a postcard to your pet, see what the pet writes back & gain useful writing tips. Fun! Copies of "Please Write" will be for sale & signing.

Ever wonder what your pet would say if the pet could write? I'm leading a writing workshop called "Pet Pen Pal" at the Light Street branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library at 11 a.m., Sat., April 26. Plus, to usher in National Pet Month @BARCS_SHELTER will bring adoptable pets.

So honored that my novel, “Please Write,” won the Dog Writers Association of America @dwaa_us Award for Best Book - Fiction. The award is named for the late Maxwell Riddle, longtime family friend and a role model, whom I worked with at The Cleveland Press.

"Please Write: A Novel in Letters" is a finalist in the Dog Writers Association of America competition!

I'll be signing copies of "Please Write" at Eddie's from 4:30-6:30 Thursday. https://t.co/ZE1VtQirQs. The Writers LIVE! event @prattlibrary last week was a big hit! Thanks, Pratt!

Here's this morning's interview on "WJZ at 9": https://t.co/8sxcZqZahB Thanks Sina & Amy!

Catch me between 9-9:30 a.m. Tuesday on "WJZ at 9," @wjz. I'll be previewing my Dec. 2 book talk @prattlibrary as part of its Writers LIVE! series. Register for the 7 pm Pratt event by going to www. https://t.co/d6rzQf8A5o & clicking on "Events."

At noon on Tuesday, Nov. 19, I will be giving a book talk at the Jewish Library of Baltimore, 5700 Park Heights Ave. Event is dedicated to the memory of one of the library's Mitzvah Mutts. More at:

Enjoy a Baltimore snowball, decorate a pumpkin and buy a copy of "Please Write: A Novel in Letters" — which I'll be happy to sign — from noon-3 pm tomorrow at the 80th anniversary celebration of Eddie's of Roland Park! https://t.co/USsXPjBOOR

Big news on the book front! On Mon., Dec. 2, I will be interviewed by WJZ Anchor Denise Koch (@DeniseWJZ) @prattlibrary as part of its Writers LIVE! series. Looking forward to a stimulating conversation about dogs, writing, theater, and journalism!

Latest book signing will be @#Eddies_of_Roland_Park, Sat., Oct. 26, 12-3 pm. Face painting, ice cream, photo booth &, of course, hot dogs. Bring your dog to join in the fun!

"Please Write" and I will be part of "Yappy Hour," a dog social, @TheIvyBookshop from 5-7 pm, Thursday, July 18. I'll have postcards for your pooch to drop you a line!

Beautiful tribute to a man who changed the face of theater in Baltimore and far beyond. Philip Arnoult: Breaking Bread and Crossing Borders https://t.co/n3FO5OnUpP via @AmericanTheatre

"Pet Penpals" at Pet Palooza! https://t.co/yamDxMQzR2 via @jrousuck?lang=en

Wonderful segment about @paulavogel's Tony-nominated "Mother Play" on NPR this morning; there are many ways to be a mother! https://t.co/lw8cNuiU7G

Just one week until 3/30 Writers Workshops at Cross Keys Arts Festival! Free & open to the public. More info attached. Register at clubhouse@villagemanagement.net or 410-323-1257.

Thanks, @KarenZacarias6, for giving @tomhallwypr and me such an illuminating interview today on @wyprmidday!

Playwright Karen Zacarias on “The Book Club Play”