Only rarely do most of us find ourselves in the presence of brilliance. Last Sunday I was fortunate to attend a presentation by the brilliant Tayari Jones, author of four novels, including Silver Sparrow and […]
Last summer I had the pleasure of telling a group of my extended family members about Surface and Shadow, my novel that’s being released Sept. 1. I was very excited about the book, and so […]
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel of ideas, not action. Unlike Lee’s famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman moves slowly, and what little action there is appears […]
Today is one of the most exciting days of my life. I’m holding in my hand a signed contract confirming a book deal for Surface and Shadow, my debut novel that I’ve been working on […]
Every year during the holidays I like to read a Christmas novel. This year I chose The Christmas Letters, a novella by Lee Smith. Smith is a master of the epistolary form of fiction, as […]
Good stories start on the day that was different. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver starts on a day that is so different for Dellarobia Turnbow, she initially doesn’t know what’s happened to her, not in […]
Yesterday the early summer weather was so perfect I felt compelled to stretch out on the couch on my screened porch for as long as possible. To accompany me, I reached for a volume of […]
Charles Frazier has a distinctive way with words. Although other critics have condemned his lush descriptions and detailed action passages, I usually enjoy them. I especially liked the way his first novel, Cold Mountain, was […]
What would you do if you thought your cat had written you a message? How could you prove to your skeptical family and friends that the remarkable event happened, especially when the message disappears? This […]
Helen’s new life is driving her crazy. The rooms in the retirement home seem to grow smaller every day, and she’s plagued with unexplainable headaches. She misses the land she used to live on and […]
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