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August 31, 2019

2019 Reading — August

I’m not sure why, but I only read five books this month. Possibly because the book club selection this month was a slog. Beautiful…
August 1, 2019

2019 Reading–July

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver is the story of a house. Or two houses. Specifically, it’s about Willa Knox, a writer whose family has inherited…
July 8, 2019

TSOTV Reviews

Two reviews of The Shaman of Turtle Valley appeared last week. One was an article in Virginia Living for which the author interviewed me….
July 1, 2019

2019 Reading–June

At this rate, I will have read close to 80 books by the end of the year, probably a record for me. On the…
June 30, 2019

Big Apple Visit

Between two appearances in Virginia—see this post for details—I jetted (trained? railed?) up to New York City for a few days. The main purpose…
June 30, 2019

June Readings–Virginia

My book tour in support of The Shaman of Turtle Valley is more of a hit-and-run than a tour, as I continue to make…
June 10, 2019

TSOTV on the Road

Because The Shaman of Turtle Valley launched just before a busy summer travel season, I shouldn’t have been surprised to see pictures of the…
June 3, 2019

June Appearances

I made several appearances in May in support of the publication of my novel, The Shaman of Turtle Valley. There was a reading at…
June 1, 2019

2019 Reading–May

It’s been another big reading month for me, although June could be shaping up to be a lot bigger. Probably the best of my…
May 20, 2019

Reviews and Interviews

I’ve done a number of interviews in connection with the launch of The Shaman of Turtle Valley, but the one I did for Hasty…