Monday, April 6, 2015

Margaret Dilloway talks about Sisters of Heart and Snow, chemical memories, loving the difficult, and so much more

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 I first met Margaret Dilloway at the Pulpwood Queen's Weekend Book Festival, where we both were dressed as clowns. (All the authors ha...

Aline Ohanesian talks about Her Number 1 Indie Pick, Orhan's Inheritance, the power of memory--and words, and so much more

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 Orhan's Inheritance is Aline Ohanesian 's miraculous debut, about history and memory and it's already creating a sensation. ...

Mary Morris talks about her shimmering masterpiece, The Jazz Palace, jazz, a love letter to Chicago and so much more

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I first met Mary Morris through her novels, starting with The Waiting Room, a book I loved so much that  I spent months trying to...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Alfred DePew talks about A Wedding Song for Poorer People, creativity and commerce, taking risks, and so much more

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I met Alfred DePew at the Virginia Festival of Books and we got to talking after my reading. When I found out that he was also...

Jan-Philipp Sendker talks about Whispering Shadows, China, crime novels, and so much more

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I first met Jan-Philipp Sendker through his book, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, which was one of those life-changing reads. To my delight,...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

It's time for a Sara Gruen-packed post to celebrate AT THE WATER'S EDGE

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Come on, who doesn’t worship Sara Gruen? Not only does she live in pajamas (and post photos of it), but she’s warm, generous, hilariously f...

Marisa de los Santos talks about The Precious One, why her dogs are in the book, and so much more

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Family secrets, obsessions (my middle name), and lost love. The Precious One, the latest stunner from Marisa de los Santos is...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Leslie Lehr talks about Wife Goes on, a joke book, and second and third acts in life!

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  Leslie Lehr is not only one of the best friends anyone could hope to have, she's also a talented writer whose l...