Days are simply zipping by this summer. In eleven days, I will travel to Sweden. Today, I’ve been traveling in my mind for my novel […]
How My Short Story Collection Came to Be
A week ago, Lee Hall published a post I wrote on his blog, Lee’s Hall of Information. In case you missed it, here’s what I […]
The Joy of Attending a Reading in Summer
Summer evenings are perfect for attending book readings. Yesterday I attended Marjan Kamali’s launch for her third novel The Lion Women of Tehran, held at Belmont […]
The Nansen Factor Book Launch
My book launch took place June 18 at Belmont Books, an awesome local bookstore. I narrated a slide show, which the attendees seemed to enjoy […]
Counting Down …
Two days until my reading at Belmont Books. I put flyers about the event up on several local bulletin boards. I plan a little slide […]
Percival Everett Publishes a Masterpiece
Pulitzer-prize finalist James by Percival Everett should be on your summer reading list. The novel feels note-worthy and important. Every American should read this book to gain […]
A Persuasive Illusion
The Washington Independent Review of Books published another essay of mine, this one on the importance of research. There are writers who do research right. Read […]
Galiot Press Reaches 60K
The book publishing industry needs an overhaul. Two women in Boston, Anjali Mitter Duva and Henriette Lazaridis, plan to do something about it. Read all […]
Great debut novel that I recommend
Your Presence is Mandatory is about the futility and senselessness of war. Sasha Vasilyuk’s debut novel tells the story of a whole region and its people, ancestors […]
Booklist Reviews The Nansen Factor
“Displacement and the meaning of home, mourning, and memories are recurrent themes in the 16 stories in journalist Grabbe’s first collection. Emigrants from Russia and […]