In this episode, I chat with Jyotsna Sreenivasan about her newest book, a collection of short stories and a novella, "These Americans." Jyotsna is also the author of the novel, "And Laughter Fell From The Sky." In her newest collection, she explores through fiction...
My Kinship novels are set in the mid-1920s, and Prohibition was national law from 1920-1933, so of course Prohibition is a prominent thread woven into the background of the first two novels in the series. ...
Of course every day can be Independent Bookstore Day, but hurrah for independent bookstores having a special celebration day! Independent bookstore owners and workers deserve a big thank you for all they do to connect authors and readers. You can learn more...
I have a dear friend, Katrina Kittle, who is an amazing gardener. (She is also an incredible novelist. Find out about her books on her website. And a supremely inspiring teacher of creative writing. Find out about her classes here.) Now, Katrina has no idea I'm...
At the risk of aging myself... I still recall the jingle from the Libby's advertisement for their canned vegetables. "If it says Libby's, Libby's, Libby's on the label, label, label, you will like it, like it, like it, on the table, table, table!" Well, these...
Dear Reader: I'm grateful that you read books--my books, other writers' books--wherever you may get them: online vendors, brick-and-mortar bookstores, libraries, swapped with a friend. But today is Independent Bookstore Day, and I can't help but give a big old "THANK...
Dear reader, I recently wrote a guest post for the "Raw Data: Living in the Fallout from the Coronavirus" Blog project. (It's under my other name.) Here's a link: https://rawdatafalloutfromthecoronavirus.blogspot.com/2020/08/imagine-short.html It's all about the ways...
