All posts in the ‘ Parrots ’ Category

It’s wonderful to work with an editor who makes you laugh (actually, with anyone who makes you laugh.) Materials arriving in the mail from Joanna Levine at Holt include treats that I put up on my refrigerator next to pictures of my favorite people. Joanna’s got a keen editorial eye (she zeroes right in on that missing bit of plot), but other talents, too. Here’s what came with an edited manuscript: “Good bird” is high praise from Mr. …Read More

Parrots at dusk in Northern India To keep Mr. Ganguly, the parrot in Jana Bibi’s Excellent Fortunes, in good health, I’ve felt very lucky to be able to consult Dr. Cinthia Fulton, who works at the VCA Animal Medical Center in Portsmouth, NH. Cindy is one of those life-long animal lovers who knew from a tender age that she wanted to be a vet, but she’s also a Renaissance woman with talents and interests from classical piano to …Read More