...this daily blog has not been particularly daily in the last, oh, three months. I particularly liked my friend Dean's comment that my blog is daily like Chinese democracy is democratic. So without further adieu, some excuses for my laziness:

1. I kept meaning to start blogging every day again, but then some writing assignment would come up.

2. Also, I am getting married in just five weeks. This is extremely exciting, but it's also somewhat time-consuming.

3. I have been struggling with when, and whether, to post a picture of the cover of my new novel, An Abundance of Katherines. Do you want to see the cover? Do you promise not to hate it?

Oh, hey, that reminds me.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: You can now pre-order my new book, An Abundance of Katherines. Katherines will be published in September, but if you preorder it now, you will -- I don't know, definitely get a first edition. (Note: If you have $152.61 lying around the house, you can also buy a sweet 9-copy floor display.)