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 […]
Book in Hand
Oh, that rush of excitement at holding the first copies of a book you wrote! In my case, I worked on The Nansen Factor, Refugee […]
Wheelchair Travel
I suffered a mild concussion while in Sweden, so when I flew back to the USA this past weekend, I traveled through three airports in […]
My Grandmother’s Background
In the previous post, I wrote about the Grabbes. I don’t know as much about my paternal grandmother’s family, but it certainly deserves mention. Maria […]